assembly Bill A1230A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory influenza vaccine for persons attending daycare

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018 referred to codes
May 16, 2017 reported referred to codes
May 04, 2017 print number 1230a
May 04, 2017 amend and recommit to health
Jan 11, 2017 referred to health

Multi-Sponsors

A1230 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6346
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8633
2019-2020: A2316, S2276
2021-2022: A2240, S45
2023-2024: A1811, S1945

A1230 - Summary

Relates to mandatory influenza vaccine for persons attending daycare.

A1230 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1230

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RICH-
  ARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to mandatory influen-
  za vaccine for persons attending daycare

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

  Section  1. Section 2164 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
ter 401 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  §  2164.  Definitions;  immunization  against  poliomyelitis,   mumps,
measles,  diphtheria,  rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b
(Hib), pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal  disease,
INFLUENZA VIRUS, and hepatitis B. 1. As used in this section, unless the
context requires otherwise:
  a.  The  term "school" means and includes any public, private or paro-
chial child caring center, day nursery, day care agency, nursery school,
kindergarten, elementary, intermediate or secondary school.
  b. The term "child" shall mean and include any person between the ages
of two months and eighteen years.
  c. The term "person in parental relation to a child"  shall  mean  and
include  his  father  or  mother,  by  birth  or  adoption,  his legally
appointed guardian, or his custodian. A person shall be regarded as  the
custodian  of a child if he has assumed the charge and care of the child
because the parents or legally appointed  guardian  of  the  minor  have
died,  are  imprisoned,  are  mentally ill, or have been committed to an
institution, or because they have abandoned or deserted  such  child  or
are  living  outside the state or their whereabouts are unknown, or have
designated the person pursuant to title fifteen-A of article five of the
general obligations law as a person in parental relation to the child.
  d. The term "health practitioner" shall mean any person authorized  by
law to administer an immunization.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03759-02-7

Co-Sponsors

Multi-Sponsors

A1230A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6346
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8633
2019-2020: A2316, S2276
2021-2022: A2240, S45
2023-2024: A1811, S1945

A1230A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory influenza vaccine for persons attending daycare.

A1230A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1230--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RICH-
  ARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- commit-
  tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to mandatory influen-
  za vaccine for persons attending daycare

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

  Section 1. Section 2164 of the public health law, as amended by  chap-
ter 401 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  §   2164.  Definitions;  immunization  against  poliomyelitis,  mumps,
measles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae  type  b
(Hib),  pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease,
INFLUENZA VIRUS, and hepatitis B. 1. As used in this section, unless the
context requires otherwise:
  a. The term "school" means and includes any public, private  or  paro-
chial child caring center, day nursery, day care agency, nursery school,
kindergarten, elementary, intermediate or secondary school.
  b. The term "child" shall mean and include any person between the ages
of two months and eighteen years.
  c.  The  term  "person in parental relation to a child" shall mean and
include his  father  or  mother,  by  birth  or  adoption,  his  legally
appointed  guardian, or his custodian. A person shall be regarded as the
custodian of a child if he has assumed the charge and care of the  child
because  the  parents  or  legally  appointed guardian of the minor have
died, are imprisoned, are mentally ill, or have  been  committed  to  an
institution,  or  because  they have abandoned or deserted such child or
are living outside the state or their whereabouts are unknown,  or  have
designated the person pursuant to title fifteen-A of article five of the
general obligations law as a person in parental relation to the child.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03759-03-7