NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3941A

Senate Bill S3941A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Grants schools access to a student's blood lead test results in the statewide immunization information system

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- In Committee Assembly
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to health returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 14, 2017	referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	amended on third reading 3941a
Mar 20, 2017	advanced to third reading
Mar 15, 2017	2nd report cal.
Mar 13, 2017	1st report cal.412
Jan 30, 2017	referred to health

Votes

- Jun 14, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S3941A
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2017
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
  Mar 14, 2017 - Health Committee Vote
  S3941A
  
  15
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Health Committee Vote: Mar 14, 2017
      
      aye (15)
      
      Felder
      
      Golden
      
      Hannon
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Montgomery
      
      Persaud
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Murphy
      
      Tedisco

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S3941 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3899
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2168, Pub Health L

2017-S3941 - Summary

Grants schools access to a student's blood lead information in the statewide immunization information system in order to provide appropriate educational services.

2017-S3941 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3941

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to granting schools access to a student's blood lead test results in
the statewide immunization information system

 PURPOSE :

This bill would authorize schools to access children's blood lead test
results in the statewide immunization information system.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of this bill would amend the Public Health Law (PHL) § 2168

(8-d). Section 2 of this bill provides for an immediate effective
date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

According to researchers, elevated blood lead levels often manifest in
cognitive and behavioral symptoms that, without access to the proper
data, can be wrongfully attributed to a variety of other factors or
ailments. Currently, schools located outside of New York City lack
access to portions of the blood lead analyses test portion of the New
York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS). Without access to

this data students cannot be appropriately evaluated for beneficial
educational services.

Effective January 1, 2008, the New York Immunization Registry Law
requires all health care providers to report to the New York State
Department of Health all immunizations administered to persons less
than 19 years of age, along with the person's immunization histories.
This legislation also established NYSIIS to ensure this information is
monitored and collected in an accurate, secure and accessible manner.
NYSIIS collects reports of immunizations as well as collecting results
of blood lead analyses performed by physician office laboratories.

NYSIIS can only be accessed by authorized users, persons or entities
that are currently specified in statute. Schools, a key partner in
public health, are authorized to access certain information from
NYSIIS for the proposes of verifying a student's eligibility for
admission.

The State Department of Health has interpreted this section of statute
to mean that schools are entitled to access portions of the NYSIIS
system that indicates whether a student has had a blood lead analysis
test, but are not entitled to access the portion of the system that
details the tests results.

The New York City Department of Health, who administers the Citywide
Immunization Registry, interprets the immunization registry law
differently and allows schools to access all portions of the blood
lead analysis test section of the registry.

This legislation clarifies the statute by making clear that schools
statewide are entitled to all portions of the blood lead analysis test
section of registry.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.
 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S3941 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3941
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  granting  schools
   access to a student's blood lead test results in the statewide immuni-
   zation information system

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  8  of
 section  2168 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 154 of the
 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) schools for THE  PURPOSE  OF  verifying  immunization  status  for
 eligibility  for admission AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL
 STUDENT BLOOD LEAD INFORMATION FOR THE PROVISION OF  APPROPRIATE  EDUCA-
 TIONAL SERVICES;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07419-01-7

2017-S3941A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3899
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §2168, Pub Health L

2017-S3941A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants schools access to a student's blood lead information in the statewide immunization information system in order to provide appropriate educational services.

2017-S3941A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3941A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public health law, in relation
to granting schools access to a student's blood lead test results in
the statewide immunization information system

 PURPOSE :

This bill would authorize schools to access children's blood lead test
results in the statewide immunization information system.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of this bill would amend the Public Health Law (PHL) § 2168
(8-d).

Section 2 of this bill provides for an immediate effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

According to researchers, elevated blood lead levels often manifest in
cognitive and behavioral symptoms that, without access to the proper
data, can be wrongfully attributed to a variety of other factors or
ailments. Currently, schools located outside of New York City lack
access to portions of the blood lead analyses test portion of the New
York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS). Without access to

this data students cannot be appropriately evaluated for beneficial
educational services.

Effective January 1, 2008, the New York Immunization Registry Law
requires all health care providers to report to the New York State
Department of Health all immunizations administered to persons less
than 19 years of age, along with the person's immunization histories.
This legislation also established NYSIIS to ensure this information is
monitored and collected in an accurate, secure and accessible manner.
NYSIIS collects reports of immunizations as well as collecting results
of blood lead analyses performed by physician office laboratories.

NYSIIS can only be accessed by authorized users, persons or entities
that are currently specified in statute. Schools, a key partner in
public health, are authorized to access certain information from
NYSIIS for the proposes of verifying a student's eligibility for
admission.

The State Department of Health has interpreted this section of statute
to mean that schools are entitled to access portions of the NYSIIS
system that indicates whether a student has had a blood lead analysis
test, but are not entitled to access the portion of the system that
details the tests results.

The New York City Department of Health, who administers the Citywide
Immunization Registry, interprets the immunization registry law
differently and allows schools to access all portions of the blood
lead analysis test section of the registry.

This legislation clarifies the statute by making clear that schools
statewide are entitled to all portions of the blood lead analysis test
section of registry.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.
 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S3941A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3941--A
     Cal. No. 412
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- reported favora-
   bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to granting schools
   access to a student's blood lead test results in the statewide immuni-
   zation information system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (i)  of  paragraph  (d) of subdivision 8 of
 section 2168 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 154 of  the
 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  schools  for  THE  PURPOSE  OF  verifying immunization status for
 eligibility for admission AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING  INDIVIDUAL
 STUDENT  BLOOD  LEAD INFORMATION FOR THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE EDUCA-
 TIONAL TRAINING ON LEAD AND THE DANGERS OF LEAD TO THE STUDENT  AND  THE
 PARENTS  OR  LEGAL  GUARDIANS  OF  THE STUDENT AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON
 PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENT  AND  THE  PARENTS  OR  LEGAL
 GUARDIANS OF THE STUDENT;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07419-03-7

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