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Assembly Bill A876

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a general hospital with a neonatal intensive care unit to offer a vaccination against influenza virus

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2009-A876 - Details

2009-A876 - Summary

Requires a general hospital with a neonatal intensive care unit to offer to every parent, person in parental relation, and person who is reasonably anticipated to be a caregiver in the household of a newborn being treated in such neonatal intensive care unit a vaccination against influenza virus.

2009-A876 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   876

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, EDDINGTON, GALEF, GUNTHER,
  MAGNARELLI, MAYERSOHN, PAULIN, ALFANO, GABRYSZAK, KAVANAGH  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BARRA, BRADLEY, CAHILL, COOK, ESPAIL-
  LAT, GREENE, HEASTIE, JACOBS, JAFFEE, JEFFRIES, JOHN,  KELLNER,  LANC-
  MAN,  V. LOPEZ,  MAGEE,  MAISEL,  MARKEY,  McENENY,  MILLMAN, PHEFFER,
  ROSENTHAL, TITUS, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a neona-
  tal  intensive  care unit to offer vaccination against influenza virus
  for certain persons

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The subdivision heading of subdivision 2 of section 2805-h
of the public health law, as added by chapter 266 of the laws  of  2006,
is amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
  Immunizations  against  influenza and pneumococcal FOR CERTAIN PERSONS
SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER.
  3. IMMUNIZATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. (A)
ANNUALLY BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND APRIL FIRST, IT SHALL BE  THE  DUTY
OF EACH GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TO OFFER TO
EVERY  PARENT  OR  PERSON  IN PARENTAL RELATION WHO IS REASONABLY ANTIC-
IPATED TO BE A CAREGIVER IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A NEWBORN BEING TREATED  IN
THE  NEONATAL  INTENSIVE  CARE UNIT VACCINATION AGAINST INFLUENZA VIRUS,
AND REFER SUCH PARENT OR PERSON IN  PARENTAL  RELATION  TO  A  LOCATION,
INCLUDING  THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A GENERAL HOSPITAL OR OTHER AREA
OF THE HOSPITAL, WHERE THE PARENT OR PERSON  IN  PARENTAL  RELATION  MAY
RECEIVE  THE  VACCINATION AGAINST INFLUENZA VIRUS. SUCH GENERAL HOSPITAL
NEED NOT OFFER THE  VACCINATION  TO  PARENTS  AND  PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL
RELATION  WHO  HAVE  ALREADY  RECEIVED  SUCH  VACCINE  OR FOR WHOM IT IS
MEDICALLY INAPPROPRIATE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2009-A876A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-A876A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a general hospital with a neonatal intensive care unit to offer to every parent, person in parental relation, and person who is reasonably anticipated to be a caregiver in the household of a newborn being treated in such neonatal intensive care unit a vaccination against influenza virus.

2009-A876A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 876--A
                                                        Cal. No. 300

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, EDDINGTON, GALEF, GUNTHER,
  MAGNARELLI, MAYERSOHN, PAULIN, ALFANO, GABRYSZAK, KAVANAGH  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by -- M. of A. AUBRY, BARRA, BRADLEY, CAHILL, COOK, ESPAIL-
  LAT,  HEASTIE,  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,  JEFFRIES,  JOHN,  KELLNER,  LANCMAN,
  V. LOPEZ, MAGEE, MAISEL, MARKEY, McENENY, MILLMAN, PHEFFER, ROSENTHAL,
  TITUS, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Health  --  reported  from  committee,  advanced  to  a third reading,
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  on  the  order  of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a neona-
  tal  intensive  care unit to offer vaccination against influenza virus
  for certain persons

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The subdivision heading of subdivision 2 of section 2805-h
of the public health law, as added by chapter 266 of the laws  of  2006,
is amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
  Immunizations  against  influenza and pneumococcal FOR CERTAIN PERSONS
SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER.
  3. IMMUNIZATIONS AGAINST INFLUENZA; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. (A)
ANNUALLY BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND APRIL FIRST, IT SHALL BE  THE  DUTY
OF EACH GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TO OFFER TO
EVERY  PARENT  OR  PERSON  IN PARENTAL RELATION WHO IS REASONABLY ANTIC-
IPATED TO BE A CAREGIVER IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A NEWBORN BEING TREATED  IN
THE  NEONATAL  INTENSIVE  CARE UNIT VACCINATION AGAINST INFLUENZA VIRUS.
IF THE PARENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION WISHES  TO  BE  VACCINATED,
THE  HOSPITAL  SHALL  PROVIDE  THE PERSON WITH THE VACCINATION.   IF THE
PARENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION DECLINES  THE  HOSPITAL  OFFER  OR
WISHES  TO  DEFER VACCINATION, THE HOSPITAL SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
WHERE SUCH PERSON MAY BE VACCINATED.  SUCH  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  NEED  NOT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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