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Senate Bill S6744A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits dentists to administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and vaccinations related to a public health emergency

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2025-S6744 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3894
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6601, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7356, A7855

2025-S6744 - Summary

Permits dentists to administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and vaccinations related to a declared public health emergency; requires dentists to report such vaccinations.

2025-S6744 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6744 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6744
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 permitting dentists to
   administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and  vaccinations  related
   to a public health emergency

   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 INFLUENZA AND SARS-COV-2 AND VACCINA-
 TIONS RELATED TO A DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD07634-01-5

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2025-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3894
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6601, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7356, A7855

2025-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits dentists to administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and vaccinations related to a declared public health emergency; requires dentists to report such vaccinations.

2025-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6744A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6744--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  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, in relation to permitting dentists to
   administer influenza and COVID vaccinations and  vaccinations  related
   to a public health emergency
 
   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 INFLUENZA AND SARS-COV-2 AND VACCINA-
 TIONS RELATED TO A DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.  DENTISTS SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED  USERS  AND  REPORT  SUCH VACCINATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD07634-02-5

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