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Senate Bill S10278

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the practice of pharmacy and administration of immunizations

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2025-S10278 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1407
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3899
2017-2018: S570
2019-2020: S2379
2021-2022: S43
2023-2024: S1947, A8409

2025-S10278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a licensed pharmacist to administer flu immunizations to persons nine years of age or older.

2025-S10278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10278
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of  phar-
   macy and administration of immunizations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6801 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  A  LICENSED  PHARMACIST  MAY ADMINISTER IMMUNIZATIONS TO PREVENT
 INFLUENZA TO A PERSON NINE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02083-01-5

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