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Assembly Bill A3892

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits dentists to administer vaccinations against human papillomavirus

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2025-A3892 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4548
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6601, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7857, S7355

2025-A3892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits dentists to administer vaccinations against human papillomavirus.

2025-A3892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3892
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting dentists to
   administer vaccinations against human papillomavirus
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6601 of the education law, as  amended  by  chapter
 576 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6601. Definition  of  practice  of  dentistry.  The  practice of the
 profession of dentistry is defined as diagnosing,  treating,  operating,
 or  prescribing  for  any  disease, pain, injury, deformity, or physical
 condition of the oral and maxillofacial area related  to  restoring  and
 maintaining  dental  health.  The  practice  of  dentistry  includes the
 prescribing and fabrication of dental  prostheses  and  appliances.  The
 practice  of  dentistry  may  include performing physical evaluations in
 conjunction with the provision of  dental  treatment  AND  THE  ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF VACCINATIONS AGAINST THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV).
   § 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.
                                                            LBD07635-01-5

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