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Assembly Bill A9141A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires a person in a parental relation to a child be physically present during any immunization

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2021-A9141 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2504, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A4460
2025-2026: A3455

2021-A9141 - Summary

Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.

2021-A9141 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9141
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a person
   in a parental relation to a child be  physically  present  during  any
   immunization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2504 of the public health law,  as
 added by chapter 769 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  (A)  Any  person  who is eighteen years of age or older, or is the
 parent of a child  or  has  married,  may  give  effective  consent  for
 medical,  dental,  health  and hospital services for himself or herself,
 and the consent of no other person shall be necessary.
   (B) A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL  RELATION  TO  A  CHILD
 UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN SHALL BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT WHEN ANY IMMUNIZA-
 TION IS ADMINISTERED TO SUCH CHILD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13596-01-1

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2021-A9141A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2504, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: A4460
2025-2026: A3455

2021-A9141A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.

2021-A9141A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9141--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DURSO, DeSTEFANO, ASHBY, GANDOLFO, LAWLER, McDO-
   NOUGH, BYRNES, ANGELINO, TAGUE, MONTESANO, LEMONDES,  JENSEN,  MANKTE-
   LOW,  B. MILLER,  TANNOUSIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DiPIETRO
   -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a person
   in  a  parental  relation  to a child be physically present during any
   immunization
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 2504 of the public health law, as
 added by chapter 769 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
   1. (A) Any person who is eighteen years of age or  older,  or  is  the
 parent  of  a  child  or  has  married,  may  give effective consent for
 medical, dental, health and hospital services for  himself  or  herself,
 and the consent of no other person shall be necessary.
   (B)  A  PARENT,  GUARDIAN  OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATION TO A CHILD
 UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN SHALL BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT WHEN ANY IMMUNIZA-
 TION IS ADMINISTERED TO SUCH CHILD UNLESS THE CHILD: (I) IS  AN  EMANCI-
 PATED  MINOR;  (II)  HAS BEEN LIVING SEPARATE AND APART FROM ANY PARENT,
 GUARDIAN, OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATION TO  THE  CHILD;  (III)  IS  A
 RUNAWAY  YOUTH  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO-A OF THE
 EXECUTIVE LAW; (IV) IS A HOMELESS  YOUTH  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-TWO-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; (V) IS ENROLLED IN A RUNAWAY
 AND HOMELESS YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES PROGRAM; (VI)  IS  IN  A  RESIDENTIAL
 TRANSITIONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING SUPPORT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO-D OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; (VII) IS NOT UNDER THE SUPER-
 VISION  OR  CONTROL OF A PARENT, CUSTODIAN, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN; OR (VIII)
 IS NOT IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13596-02-2

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