Assembly Bill A4894

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit that the risks of such failure to immunize

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A4894 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3546
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7016, S4733
2019-2020: A1135, S2289

2017-A4894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons in parental relation to a child refusing to immunize such child for religious reasons, shall file with the school an affidavit signed by a physician, stating that such physician has explained to the parent, parents or guardian the risks to the child and to other individuals of failure to immunize the child.

2017-A4894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4894
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A.   ARROYO, McDONOUGH --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to the religious
   exemption from mandatory immunization of a child

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 9 of section 2164 of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 401 of the laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   9.  This  section  shall not apply to [children] A CHILD whose parent,
 parents, or guardian hold genuine and sincere  religious  beliefs  which
 are  contrary to the practices [herein] required BY THIS SECTION, and no
 certificate shall be required as a prerequisite to such [children] CHILD
 being admitted or received into school or attending school.    PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT THE EXEMPTION GRANTED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ONLY APPLY
 TO  A  CHILD  WHOSE  PARENT,  PARENTS  OR  GUARDIAN HAS SUBMITTED TO THE
 SCHOOL, WHICH THE CHILD IS TO BE  ADMITTED  OR  ATTENDS,  AN  AFFIDAVIT,
 SIGNED  BY  A PHYSICIAN LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-
 ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND  AUTHORIZED  TO  ADMINISTER  IMMUNIZATIONS,
 STATING THAT SUCH PHYSICIAN HAS INFORMED AND DISCUSSED WITH SUCH PARENT,
 PARENTS OR GUARDIAN THE MEDICAL RISKS TO THE CHILD AND TO OTHER INDIVID-
 UALS  OF  FAILING TO BE IMMUNIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, BASED
 UPON INFORMATION RELATING THERETO ISSUED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  CENTERS  FOR
 DISEASE CONTROL.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04544-01-7

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