Bill Text: NY A09529 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to pharmacist immunizations; makes certain provisions permanent.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-10 - referred to higher education [A09529 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09529-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          9529
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 10, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, McDONALD, SCHIMMINGER, CROUCH,
          WALTER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  CERETTO,  MAGEE,  SIMON,
          THIELE,  WALKER  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
          Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  pharmacist  immuniza-
          tions;  to  amend chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, amending the educa-
          tion law and the public health law relating to immunizing agents to be
          administered to adults by pharmacists, in relation to  making  certain
          provisions  permanent;  and  to amend chapter 116 of the laws of 2012,
          amending the education law relating to authorizing a licensed  pharma-
          cist and certified nurse practitioner to administer certain immunizing
          agents, in relation to making certain provisions permanent
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 6527  of  the  education  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  46  of  the  laws  of  2015, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    7. A licensed physician may prescribe and  order  a  patient  specific
     5  order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist, pursuant
     6  to  regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with the
     7  public health law, for administering immunizations [to prevent  influen-
     8  za,  pneumococcal, acute herpes zoster, meningococcal, tetanus, diphthe-
     9  ria or pertussis disease and medications required for  emergency  treat-
    10  ment  of  anaphylaxis]  and  vaccines  listed  in  the recommended adult
    11  immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    12  Nothing in this subdivision shall authorize unlicensed persons to admin-
    13  ister immunizations, vaccines or other drugs.
    14    § 2. Subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education law,  as  amended
    15  by chapter 46 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
    16    22.  "Administer",  for the purpose of section sixty-eight hundred one
    17  of this article, means the direct application of an immunizing agent  to
    18  adults,  whether by injection, ingestion or any other means, pursuant to
    19  a patient specific order or non-patient specific regimen  prescribed  or
    20  ordered by a physician or certified nurse practitioner, [who has a prac-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11980-01-5