S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 5, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, McDONALD, SHRESTHA -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the education law and the insurance law, in relation to
entities authorized to make recommendations on the administration of
immunizations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 6527 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
follows:
7. A licensed physician may prescribe and order a patient specific
order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist, pursuant
to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with the
public health law, for: (a) administering immunizations to prevent
influenza to patients two years of age or older; and (b) administering
immunizations to prevent pneumococcal, acute herpes zoster, hepatitis A,
hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella,
COVID-19, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis disease and
medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis to patients
eighteen years of age or older; and (c) administering other immuniza-
tions recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices of
the centers for disease control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZATION ADVI-
SORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF
THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR
DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY
ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARD-
ING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS, for patients eighteen years of age
or older if the commissioner of health in consultation with the commis-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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sioner determines that an immunization: (i) (A) may be safely adminis-
tered by a licensed pharmacist within their lawful scope of practice;
and (B) is needed to prevent the transmission of a reportable communica-
ble disease that is prevalent in New York state; or (ii) is a recom-
mended immunization for such patients who: (A) meet age requirements,
(B) lack documentation of such immunization, (C) lack evidence of past
infection, or (D) have an additional risk factor or another indication
as recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices of
the centers for disease control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZATION ADVI-
SORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF
THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR
DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO
HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY
ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARD-
ING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS. Nothing in this subdivision shall
authorize unlicensed persons to administer immunizations, vaccines or
other drugs.
§ 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 6801 of the education
law, as amended by section 1 of part DD of chapter 57 of the laws of
2018, is amended to read as follows:
(e) administer the immunization or immunizations according to the most
current recommendations by the advisory committee for immunization prac-
tices (ACIP), THE IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-
FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING
AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS,
provided however, that a pharmacist may administer any immunization
authorized under this section when specified by a patient specific
order.
§ 3. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 22 of section 6802
of the education law, as amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 2022, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) the direct application of an immunizing agent to adults, whether
by injection, ingestion, inhalation or any other means, pursuant to a
patient specific order or non-patient specific regimen prescribed or
ordered by a physician or certified nurse practitioner, for: immuniza-
tions to prevent influenza, pneumococcal, acute herpes zoster, hepatitis
A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicel-
la, COVID-19, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis disease
and medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis; and
other immunizations recommended by the advisory committee on immuniza-
tion practices of the centers for disease control and prevention, THE
IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST
CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR
ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS, for patients
eighteen years of age or older if the commissioner of health in consul-
tation with the commissioner determines that an immunization: (i)(A) may
be safely administered by a licensed pharmacist within their lawful
scope of practice; and (B) is needed to prevent the transmission of a
reportable communicable disease that is prevalent in New York state; or
(ii) is a recommended immunization for such patients who: (A) meet age
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requirements, (B) lack documentation of such immunization, (C) lack
evidence of past infection, or (D) have an additional risk factor or
another indication as recommended by the advisory committee on immuniza-
tion practices of the centers for disease control and prevention, THE
IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST
CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR
ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS. If the
commissioner of health determines that there is an outbreak of disease,
or that there is the imminent threat of an outbreak of disease, then the
commissioner of health may issue a non-patient specific regimen applica-
ble statewide.
§ 4. Subdivision 7 of section 6909 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 555 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
7. A certified nurse practitioner may prescribe and order a patient
specific order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist,
pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent
with the public health law, for: (a) administering immunizations to
prevent influenza to patients two years of age or older; and (b) admin-
istering immunizations to prevent pneumococcal, acute herpes zoster,
hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps, rubella,
varicella, COVID-19, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis
disease and medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis
to patients eighteen years of age or older; and (c) administering other
immunizations recommended by the advisory committee on immunization
practices of the centers for disease control and prevention, THE IMMUNI-
ZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY
WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTER-
STATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDA-
TIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS, for patients eighteen
years of age or older if the commissioner of health in consultation with
the commissioner determines that an immunization: (i) (A) may be safely
administered by a licensed pharmacist within their lawful scope of prac-
tice; and (B) is needed to prevent the transmission of a reportable
communicable disease that is prevalent in New York state; or (ii) is a
recommended immunization for such patients who: (A) meet age require-
ments, (B) lack documentation of such immunization, (C) lack evidence of
past infection, or (D) have an additional risk factor or another indi-
cation as recommended by the advisory committee on immunization prac-
tices of the centers for disease control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZA-
TION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED
TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY
WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTER-
STATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDA-
TIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE AND ACCESS. Nothing in this subdi-
vision shall authorize unlicensed persons to administer immunizations,
vaccines or other drugs.
§ 5. Item (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 17 of subsection (i)
of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
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(ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINE-
TEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMI-
NATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED
FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZA-
TION COVERAGE AND ACCESS, with respect to the individual involved;
§ 6. Item (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 8 of subsection (l) of
section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINE-
TEEN HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMI-
NATION AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY-SIX-A OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED
FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZA-
TION COVERAGE AND ACCESS, with respect to the individual involved;
§ 7. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 3 of subsection (j) of section 4303
of the insurance law, as added by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
(B) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN
HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION
AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES
OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
AND ACCESS, with respect to the individual involved;
§ 8. Item (ii) of subparagraph (F) of paragraph 4 of subsection (b) of
section 4322 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 219 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
control and prevention, THE IMMUNIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN
HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR, THE 21ST CENTURY WORKGROUP FOR DISEASE ELIMINATION
AND REDUCTION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX-A OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR ANY INTERSTATE BODY ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES
OF REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE
AND ACCESS, with respect to the individual involved;
§ 9. This act shall take effect immediately.