assembly Bill A1102

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of a standardized immunization exemption form

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed/Vetoed by Governor

Your Voice

do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

view actions (1)
Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 13, 2023 referred to health

A1102 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10813
2021-2022: A1894

A1102 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the use of a standardized immunization exemption form.

A1102 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1102
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  a  standardized
   form for medical exemption from required immunizations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 2164 of the public health law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  401  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   8. If any  physician,  NURSE  PRACTITIONER  OR  PHYSICIAN'S  ASSISTANT
 licensed  to  practice  medicine in this state [certifies] COMPLETES THE
 REQUIRED EXEMPTION FORM STATING that such  immunization  may  be  detri-
 mental  to  a  child's health, the requirements of this section shall be
 inapplicable until such immunization is found no  longer  to  be  detri-
 mental to the child's health BY THE CHILD'S PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITION-
 ER  OR PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT.  THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY,
 BOARD OR COMMISSION MAY NOT REQUIRE ANY OTHER CONDITION  OR  REQUIREMENT
 FOR  THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION TO IMMUNIZATION OR IMMUNIZATIONS PROVIDED FOR
 IN THIS SECTION FOR SCHOOL ADMISSION.
   § 2. Subdivision 8-a of section 2164  of  the  public  health  law  is
 renumbered subdivision 8-b and a new subdivision 8-a is added to read as
 follows:
   8-A.  ANY  PHYSICIAN,  NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT WHO
 BELIEVES THAT SUCH IMMUNIZATION MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CHILD'S HEALTH
 MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING FORM AND FILE IT WITH THE CHILD'S SCHOOL:
 MEDICAL EXEMPTION FORM
   (A) NAME(S) OF PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN:
   (B) NAME OF CHILD:
   (C) CHILD'S BIRTHDATE:
   (D) CHILD'S HOME ADDRESS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02462-01-3
 A. 1102                             2