Requires the administration of certain vaccines for children in accordance with regulations issued by the commissioner, utilizing generally accepted medical standards and based on recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or other similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9648
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the social services law, in
relation to vaccines for children
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2164 of the public health law, as
amended by chapter 401 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
follows:
2. a. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state shall
have administered to such child an adequate dose or doses of an immuniz-
ing agent against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella,
varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis, tetanus,
pneumococcal disease, and hepatitis B, [which meets the standards
approved by the United States public health service for such biological
products, and which is approved by the department under such conditions
as may be specified by the public health council] IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER, UTILIZING GENERALLY ACCEPTED
MEDICAL STANDARDS AND BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY
OF PEDIATRICS, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, THE AMERICAN
COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
PHYSICIANS, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES, OR OTHER
SIMILAR NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZA-
TIONS.
b. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state born on
or after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and entering sixth
grade or a comparable age level special education program with an unas-
signed grade on or after September first, two thousand seven, shall have
administered to such child a booster immunization containing diphtheria
and tetanus toxoids, and an acellular pertussis vaccine, [which meets
the standards approved by the United States public health service for
such biological products, and which is approved by the department under
such conditions as may be specified by the public health council] IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS ISSUED BY THE COMMISSIONER UTILIZING GENER-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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