NY State Assembly Bill 2011-A8231

Assembly Bill A8231

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs schools to provide information on meningococcal disease immunization to students and parents of students in seventh grade

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Jun 11, 2012	reported referred to ways and means
Jun 05, 2012	reported referred to codes
May 31, 2012	print number 8231b
May 31, 2012	amend and recommit to health
May 25, 2012	print number 8231a
May 25, 2012	amend and recommit to health
Jan 04, 2012	referred to health
Jun 07, 2011	referred to health

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2011-A8231 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2167, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: A3703

2011-A8231 - Summary

Directs schools to provide information on meningococcal disease immunization to students and parents of students in seventh grade, and requires such schools to maintain record of responses as to whether such students have received such immunization.

2011-A8231 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8231

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to raising the  level
  of immunity of children against meningococcal disease

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

  Section 1.  Section 2167 of the public health law, as added by chapter
165 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2167. Immunization against meningococcal meningitis. 1. As  used  in
this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
  a.  The term "student" means [a] ANY person WHO IS IN SEVENTH GRADE OR
A COMPARABLE AGE LEVEL SPECIAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAM  WITH  AN  UNASSIGNED
GRADE  AT  A  SCHOOL,  OR attending an institution and, in the case of a
student attending college, "student" means a person who is registered to
attend or who attends classes at an institution, who is enrolled for  at
least  six  semester  hours  or the equivalent per semester, or at least
four semester hours per quarter.
  b. The term "institution" means an academy or college, as  defined  in
section  two  of  the  education  law, or a children's overnight camp as
defined in section one thousand three hundred ninety-two of  this  chap-
ter, where the person attending such camp remains overnight for a period
of not fewer than seven days.
  c.  The  term  "immunization"  means  an  adequate dose or doses of an
immunizing agent against meningococcal meningitis which meets the stand-
ards approved by the  United  States  public  health  service  for  such
biological  products  and which is approved by the department under such
conditions as may be specified by the public health AND HEALTH  PLANNING
council.
  D.   THE TERM "SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL INTERME-
DIATE OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11275-06-1

A. 8231                             2

  2. Each institution AND SCHOOL shall distribute, in a form provided or
approved by the commissioner, written  information  about  meningococcal
meningitis  and meningitis immunization to all students. The information
provided by the institution OR SCHOOL shall include, but not be  limited
to, the following:
  a. a description of the disease and means of transmission;
  b. the benefits, risks, and effectiveness of immunization;
  c.  the availability and cost of immunization, including an indication
of whether or not the institution OR SCHOOL offers meningococcal mening-
itis immunization services.
  3. Each institution AND  SCHOOL  shall  also  distribute,  in  a  form
provided  or  approved by the commissioner [of health], a response form,
to be completed by the student or, where the student is under the age of
eighteen years, such student's parent or guardian, which  shall  include
the following:
  a.  The  student,  or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or
guardian of the student, certifies that the student has already received
immunization against  meningococcal  meningitis  within  the  ten  years
preceding the date of the response form;
  b.  The  student,  or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or
guardian of such student, has  received  and  reviewed  the  information
provided by the institution OR SCHOOL, understands the risks of meningo-
coccal meningitis and the benefits of immunization, and has decided that
the student shall not obtain immunization against meningococcal meningi-
tis.
  The student, or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or guar-
dian  of  such  student,  shall indicate his or her decision in a box or
space placed appropriately on the form and shall  return  the  completed
form to the institution OR SCHOOL.  Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed  to  prohibit  an institution OR SCHOOL from incorporating the
form required by this subdivision into  another  health  certificate  or
form required by the institution OR SCHOOL.
  4.  Each institution AND SCHOOL shall maintain [completed] A RECORD OF
THE response [forms].
  5. No institution OR SCHOOL shall permit any  student  to  attend  the
institution  OR  SCHOOL  in excess of thirty days without complying with
this section; provided, however, that such  thirty  day  period  may  be
extended  to not more than sixty days if a student can show a good faith
effort to comply with this section.
  6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit institutions
AND SCHOOLS from adopting or maintaining more stringent policies regard-
ing immunization against meningococcal meningitis.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012; provided,  that,  effec-
tive  immediately,  any actions necessary to implement the provisions of
this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and  directed  to  be
completed on or before such date.

2011-A8231A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2167, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: A3703

2011-A8231A - Summary

2011-A8231A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8231--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Health  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to raising the level
  of immunity of children against meningococcal disease

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

  Section 1.  Section 2167 of the public health law, as added by chapter
165 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S  2167.  Immunization against meningococcal meningitis. 1. As used in
this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
  a. The term "student" means [a] ANY person WHO IS IN SEVENTH GRADE  OR
A  COMPARABLE  AGE  LEVEL  SPECIAL  EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH AN UNASSIGNED
GRADE AT A SCHOOL, OR attending an institution and, in  the  case  of  a
student attending college, "student" means a person who is registered to
attend  or who attends classes at an institution, who is enrolled for at
least six semester hours or the equivalent per  semester,  or  at  least
four semester hours per quarter.
  b.  The  term "institution" means an academy or college, as defined in
section two of the education law, or  a  children's  overnight  camp  as
defined  in  section one thousand three hundred ninety-two of this chap-
ter, where the person attending such camp remains overnight for a period
of not fewer than seven days.
  c. The term "immunization" means an  adequate  dose  or  doses  of  an
immunizing agent against meningococcal meningitis which meets the stand-
ards  approved  by  the  United  States  public  health service for such
biological products and which is approved by the department  under  such
conditions  as may be specified by the public health AND HEALTH PLANNING
council.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11275-09-2

A. 8231--A                          2

  D.  THE TERM "SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL  INTERME-
DIATE OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
  2. Each institution AND SCHOOL shall distribute, in a form provided or
approved  by  the  commissioner, written information about meningococcal
meningitis and meningitis immunization to all students. The  information
provided  by the institution OR SCHOOL shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
  a. a description of the disease and means of transmission;
  b. the benefits, risks, and effectiveness of immunization;
  c. the availability and cost of immunization, including an  indication
of whether or not the institution OR SCHOOL offers meningococcal mening-
itis immunization services.
  3.  Each  institution  AND  SCHOOL  shall  also  distribute, in a form
provided or approved by the commissioner [of health], a  response  form,
to be completed by the student or, where the student is under the age of
eighteen  years,  such student's parent or guardian, which shall include
the following:
  a. The student, or if under the age of eighteen years  the  parent  or
guardian of the student, certifies that the student has already received
immunization  against  meningococcal  meningitis  within  the  ten years
preceding the date of the response form;
  b. The student, or if under the age of eighteen years  the  parent  or
guardian  of  such  student,  has  received and reviewed the information
provided by the institution OR SCHOOL, understands the risks of meningo-
coccal meningitis and the benefits of immunization, and has decided that
the student shall not obtain immunization against meningococcal meningi-
tis.
  The student, or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or guar-
dian of such student, shall indicate his or her decision  in  a  box  or
space  placed  appropriately  on the form and shall return the completed
form to the institution OR SCHOOL.  Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to prohibit an institution OR SCHOOL  from  incorporating  the
form  required  by  this  subdivision into another health certificate or
form required by the institution OR SCHOOL.
  4. Each institution AND SCHOOL shall maintain [completed] A RECORD  OF
THE response [forms].
  5.  No  institution  OR  SCHOOL shall permit any student to attend the
institution OR SCHOOL in excess of thirty days  without  complying  with
this  section;  provided,  however,  that  such thirty day period may be
extended to not more than sixty days if a student can show a good  faith
effort to comply with this section.
  6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit institutions
AND SCHOOLS from adopting or maintaining more stringent policies regard-
ing immunization against meningococcal meningitis.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2013; provided, that, effec-
tive immediately, any actions necessary to implement the  provisions  of
this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  and directed to be
completed on or before such date.

2011-A8231B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2167, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: A3703

2011-A8231B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-A8231B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8231--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Health  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to raising the  level
  of immunity of children against meningococcal disease

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

  Section 1.  Section 2167 of the public health law, as added by chapter
165 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2167. Immunization against meningococcal meningitis. 1. As  used  in
this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
  a.  The term "student" means [a] ANY person WHO IS IN SEVENTH GRADE OR
A COMPARABLE AGE LEVEL SPECIAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAM  WITH  AN  UNASSIGNED
GRADE  AT  A  SCHOOL,  OR attending an institution and, in the case of a
student attending college, "student" means a person who is registered to
attend or who attends classes at an institution, who is enrolled for  at
least  six  semester  hours  or the equivalent per semester, or at least
four semester hours per quarter.
  b. The term "institution" means an academy or college, as  defined  in
section  two  of  the  education  law, or a children's overnight camp as
defined in section one thousand three hundred ninety-two of  this  chap-
ter, where the person attending such camp remains overnight for a period
of not fewer than seven days.
  c.  The  term  "immunization"  means  an  adequate dose or doses of an
immunizing agent against meningococcal meningitis which meets the stand-
ards approved by the  United  States  public  health  service  for  such
biological  products  and which is approved by the department under such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11275-11-2

A. 8231--B                          2

conditions as may be specified by the public health AND HEALTH  PLANNING
council.
  D.   THE TERM "SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL INTERME-
DIATE OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
  2. Each institution AND SCHOOL shall distribute, in a form provided or
approved by the commissioner, written  information  about  meningococcal
meningitis  and meningitis immunization to all students. The information
provided by the institution OR SCHOOL shall include, but not be  limited
to, the following:
  a. a description of the disease and means of transmission;
  b. the benefits, risks, and effectiveness of immunization;
  c.  the availability and cost of immunization, including an indication
of whether or not the institution OR SCHOOL offers meningococcal mening-
itis immunization services.
  3. Each institution AND  SCHOOL  shall  also  distribute,  in  a  form
provided  or  approved by the commissioner [of health], a response form,
to be completed by the student or, where the student is under the age of
eighteen years, such student's parent or guardian, which  shall  include
the following:
  a.  The  student,  or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or
guardian of the student, certifies that the student has already received
immunization against  meningococcal  meningitis  within  the  ten  years
preceding the date of the response form;
  b.  The  student,  or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or
guardian of such student, has  received  and  reviewed  the  information
provided by the institution OR SCHOOL, understands the risks of meningo-
coccal meningitis and the benefits of immunization, and has decided that
the student shall not obtain immunization against meningococcal meningi-
tis.
  The student, or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or guar-
dian  of  such  student,  shall indicate his or her decision in a box or
space placed appropriately on the form and shall  return  the  completed
form to the institution OR SCHOOL.  Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed  to  prohibit  an institution OR SCHOOL from incorporating the
form required by this subdivision into  another  health  certificate  or
form required by the institution OR SCHOOL.
  4.  Each institution AND SCHOOL shall maintain [completed] A RECORD OF
THE response [forms].
  5. No institution shall permit any student to attend  the  institution
in  excess of thirty days without complying with this section; provided,
however, that such thirty day period may be extended to  not  more  than
sixty days if a student can show a good faith effort to comply with this
section.
  6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit institutions
AND SCHOOLS from adopting or maintaining more stringent policies regard-
ing immunization against meningococcal meningitis.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2013; provided, that, effec-
tive immediately, any actions necessary to implement the  provisions  of
this  act  on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  and directed to be
completed on or before such date.

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