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Mar 29, 2023 | referred to health |
senate Bill S6103
Sponsored By
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
Toby Ann Stavisky
(D) 11th Senate District
S6103 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2167-a, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020: S4244
2021-2022: S3041
S6103 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6103 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the administration of vaccines to children who are at least fourteen years of age PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow minors who are at least fourteen years of age to have certain vaccinations administered to him or herself. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the public health law by adding a new section 2167-a. The new section authorizes health care practitioners to administer vaccinations to minors who are at least fourteen years of age without their parent's knowledge or consent. These vaccinations must meet the standards approved by the United States Public Health Service, and be consistent with recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immuniza- tion Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
S6103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6103 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 29, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the administration of vaccines to children who are at least fourteen years of age THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2167-a to read as follows: § 2167-A. ADMINISTERING A VACCINE TO A MINOR; CONSENT. 1. A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER MAY ADMINISTER A VACCINE TO A MINOR WHO IS AT LEAST FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE IF THE MINOR HAS THE CAPACITY TO CONSENT AND PROVIDES INFORMED CONSENT TO THE ADMINISTERING OF THE VACCINE. 2. PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING ANY VACCINE UNDER THIS SECTION, THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH AND COUNSEL THE MINOR TO ENSURE THAT THE MINOR FULLY UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES THE NATURE AND CONSE- QUENCES OF RECEIVING THE VACCINE, HAS THE CAPACITY TO CONSENT AND IS PROVIDING INFORMED CONSENT, AND THAT THE VACCINE INDICATED FOR THE MINOR IS NOT CONTRAINDICATED BY THE MINOR'S MEDICAL HISTORY. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER" MEANS A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN THE PRACTITIONER'S LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE. B. "VACCINE" MEANS A BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT INTENDED TO CONFER IMMUNIZA- TION TO AN INFECTION OR DISEASE WHICH MEETS THE STANDARDS APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SUCH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WITH RESPECT TO THE PATIENT INVOLVED, OR WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03760-01-3 S. 6103 2
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