Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 03, 2011 |
signed chap.269 |
Jul 22, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1336 substituted for s1408 |
May 09, 2011 |
referred to health delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 05, 2011 |
advanced to third reading cal.250 |
May 03, 2011 |
reported |
Jan 20, 2011 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A2812
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMEL
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
multi-Sponsors
Joseph Giglio
Richard Gottfried
Sam Hoyt
Rhoda Jacobs
2011-A2812 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A2812 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2812 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, HOYT, JACOBS, JAFFEE, PAULIN -- 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. LBD01514-01-1
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