| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to higher education |
| Aug 09, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7320
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
2021-S7320 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6802, Ed L
2021-S7320 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7320
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of
"administration" with respect to immunization to prevent COVID-19 for
children between the ages of two and eighteen years of age
PURPOSE:
This bill would allow pharmacists to administer an FDA-approved vaccine
against COVID-19 to children between the ages of two and 18.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of "administer" found in
paragraph (b) of subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the Education Law to
authorize pharmacists to administer an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine to
children between the ages of two and 18, pursuant to a patient specific
order or a non-patient specific regimen ordered by a physician or certi-
fied nurse practitioner.
2021-S7320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7320
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
August 9, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the definition of
"administration" with respect to immunization to prevent COVID-19 for
children between the ages of two and eighteen years of age
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 2020, is amended to
read as follows:
b. the direct application of an immunizing agent to children between
the ages of two and eighteen years of age, whether by injection, inges-
tion, inhalation or any other means, pursuant to a patient specific
order or non-patient specific regimen prescribed or ordered by a physi-
cian or certified nurse practitioner, who has a practice site in the
county or adjoining county in which the immunization is administered,
for immunization to prevent influenza [and], medications required for
emergency treatment of anaphylaxis resulting from such immunization, AND
FOR IMMUNIZATION TO PREVENT COVID-19 FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF
TWO AND EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OR RECOMMENDED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION. If the commissioner of health determines that there is an
outbreak of influenza, or that there is the imminent threat of an
outbreak of influenza, then the commissioner of health may issue a non-
patient specific regimen applicable statewide.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to paragraph b of subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education
law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration and
repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed expired and repealed
therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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