Senate Bill S4975

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the administration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner

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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-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6846
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6527, 6802 & 6909, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4698, A3023

2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the administration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner.

2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4975
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 authorizing the admin-
   istration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillo-
   mavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section 6527 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 46 of the  laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   7.  A  licensed  physician  may prescribe and order a patient specific
 order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist, pursuant
 to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with  the
 public health law, for administering immunizations to prevent influenza,
 pneumococcal,  acute  herpes  zoster,  HEPATITIS  A,  HEPATITIS B, HUMAN
 PAPILLOMAVIRUS, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis  disease
 and medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. Nothing
 in  this  subdivision  shall  authorize unlicensed persons to administer
 immunizations, vaccines or other drugs.
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 22 of section 6802  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 2 of part DD of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a. the direct application of an immunizing agent to adults, whether by
 injection, ingestion, inhalation or  any  other  means,  pursuant  to  a
 patient  specific  order  or  non-patient specific regimen prescribed or
 ordered by a physician or certified nurse practitioner, who has a  prac-
 tice site in the county or adjoining county in which the immunization is
 administered,  for  immunizations  to  prevent  influenza, pneumococcal,
 acute herpes zoster, HEPATITIS A,  HEPATITIS  B,  HUMAN  PAPILLOMAVIRUS,
 meningococcal,  tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis disease and medications
 required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. If the commissioner  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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