S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1336
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, REYES, TAYLOR, MAGNARELLI, HEVESI,
GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring immuni-
zation information systems to record data on the number of vaccine
exemptions reported by each health care provider
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 5 of section 2168 of the
public health law, as amended by chapter 35 of the laws of 2019, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) The immunization status of children exempt from immunizations
pursuant to subdivision eight of section twenty-one hundred sixty-four
of this title shall be reported by the health care provider. SUCH
REPORTED INFORMATION SHALL BE ENTERED INTO THE STATEWIDE IMMUNIZATION
INFORMATION SYSTEM AND THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CITYWIDE
IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY BY THE DEPARTMENT OR, AS APPROPRIATE, BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IN A
MANNER THAT ALLOWS THE COMMISSIONER AND THEIR DESIGNEES TO SEARCH AND
ACCESS THE NUMBER OF EXEMPTIONS REPORTED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03195-01-5
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