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Senate Bill S686

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of a medical immunization exemption form

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2025-S686 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3860
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3205-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9351, A10417

2025-S686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs that a school in which a student is attending or will attend shall accept a medical immunization exemption.

2025-S686 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    686
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  a  standardized  form
   for medical exemption from required immunizations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3205-b
 to read as follows:
   § 3205-B. MEDICAL IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTION. 1. THE  SCHOOL  IN  WHICH  A
 STUDENT  IS ATTENDING OR WILL ATTEND SHALL ACCEPT A MEDICAL IMMUNIZATION
 EXEMPTION REQUEST FORM CONTAINING THE INFORMATION PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO  OF  THIS SECTION.   THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY,
 BOARD OR COMMISSION SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY OTHER CONDITION OR REQUIREMENT
 FOR THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION TO IMMUNIZATION OR IMMUNIZATIONS PROVIDED  FOR
 IN THIS SECTION FOR SCHOOL ADMISSION.
   2.  THE FORM ACCEPTED BY THE SCHOOL SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION:
   (A) NAME(S) OF PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN;
   (B) NAME OF CHILD;
   (C) STUDENT'S BIRTHDATE;
   (D) STUDENT'S RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS;
   (E) SCHOOL NAME AND DISTRICT;
   (F) THE MEDICAL REASON, DIAGNOSIS  AND/OR  CONDITION  OF  WHICH  DEEMS
 IMMUNIZATION DETRIMENTAL TO THE STUDENT'S HEALTH; AND
   (G)  THE  SIGNATURE  OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT OR
 NURSE PRACTITIONER, THEIR MEDICAL LICENSE  NUMBER  AND  PRACTICE  AFFIL-
 IATION DECLARING: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT IMMUNIZATION AGAINST (POLIOMYEL-
 ITIS,   MUMPS,   MEASLES,  DIPTHERIA,  RUBELLA,  VARICELLA,  HAEMOPHILUS
 INFLUENZAE TYPE  B  (HIB),  PERTUSSIS,  TETANUS,  PNEUMOCOCCAL  DISEASE,
 INFLUENZA,  MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE AND HEPATITIS B) MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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