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Assembly Bill A1311

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the immunization against hepatitis B of minors capable of consent who are housed in a local or state correctional facility

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2009-A1311 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6745
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2504-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2812, S1408

2009-A1311 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the immunization against hepatitis B of minors capable of consent who are housed in a local or state correctional facility.

2009-A1311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1311

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL, GOTTFRIED, HOYT, KOON, PAULIN, JACOBS --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  GIGLIO,  JAFFEE  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to administering  the
  hepatitis  B immunization to minors housed in a state or local correc-
  tional facility

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
2504-a to read as follows:
  S 2504-A. HEPATITIS B IMMUNIZATION OF A MINOR. 1. A HEALTH CARE  PRAC-
TITIONER  MAY  ADMINISTER  IMMUNIZATION  AGAINST HEPATITIS B TO A PERSON
UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE OF  THE
PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN  OF  SAID  PERSON,  IF SAID PERSON HAS CAPACITY TO
CONSENT AND CONSENTS TO THE IMMUNIZATION, AND SAID PERSON IS HOUSED IN A
STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) THE TERM "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON  LICENSED,
CERTIFIED  OR  OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE
EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE; AND
  (B) THE TERM "CAPACITY TO CONSENT" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY,
DETERMINED WITHOUT REGARD TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S  AGE,  TO  UNDERSTAND  AND
APPRECIATE THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED IMMUNIZATION, AND
TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION CONCERNING THE IMMUNIZATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04346-01-9

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