Assembly Bill A8635

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the publication of immunization information

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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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2019-A8635 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6717
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, add §2169, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1614, S44
2023-2024: A837, S1946

2019-A8635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the publication of immunization information; requires schools to provide immunization information to the commissioner of health; requires the department of health to make immunization information, including rates of immunization, available on its website.

2019-A8635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8635
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the publication of
   immunization information
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 2164 of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 401 of the laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   11.  Every  school  shall  annually provide the commissioner, on forms
 provided by the commissioner, a summary regarding  compliance  with  the
 provisions  of  this  section.  NOTHING  HEREIN  SHALL  PREVENT A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT FROM PROVIDING SUCH FORMS TO THE COMMISSIONER ON BEHALF OF  THE
 SCHOOLS WITHIN ITS DISTRICT.  SUCH SUMMARY SHALL IDENTIFY, AT MINIMUM:
   A.  FOR  EACH INDIVIDUAL IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION,
 THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN ADMITTED TO THE SCHOOL THAT ARE:
   (I) FULLY IMMUNIZED;
   (II) NOT FULLY IMMUNIZED; AND
   (III) EXEMPT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, FROM SUCH
 IMMUNIZATION SERIES;
   B. THE OVERALL NUMBER AND  PERCENTAGE  OF  CHILDREN  ADMITTED  TO  THE
 SCHOOL THAT ARE:
   (I)  FULLY  IMMUNIZED  FOR  ALL  IMMUNIZATION  SERIES REQUIRED BY THIS
 SECTION;
   (II) NOT FULLY IMMUNIZED FOR ONE OR MORE IMMUNIZATION SERIES  REQUIRED
 BY THIS SECTION; AND
   (III)  EXEMPT, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, FROM ONE
 OR MORE IMMUNIZATION SERIES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION; AND
   C. ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE.
   § 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2169  to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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