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Senate Bill S5385

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring pharmacists to furnish records of immunizations administered at pharmacies to the primary care physician of the person receiving such immunization

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2015-S5385 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1778

2015-S5385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring pharmacists to furnish records of immunizations administered at pharmacies to the primary care physician of the person receiving such immunization.

2015-S5385 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5385

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  immunization  reports
  by pharmacies

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6801  of  the  education  law,  as
added by chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  No pharmacist shall administer immunizing agents without receiving
training satisfactory to the commissioner and the commissioner of health
which shall include, but not be limited  to,  techniques  for  screening
individuals  and  obtaining  informed  consent;  techniques  of adminis-
tration; indications, precautions and contraindications in  the  use  of
agent  or  agents;  record  keeping of immunization and information; and
handling emergencies, including anaphylaxis and  needlesticks.    WITHIN
THIRTY  DAYS  OF  ADMINISTERING  AN IMMUNIZING AGENT, A PHARMACIST SHALL
FURNISH DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH IMMUNIZATION TO THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN
OF A PERSON RECEIVING SUCH IMMUNIZATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  subdivision  3 of section 6801 of the education law
made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of  such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11012-01-5

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