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                                   6846
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 21, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the admin-
   istration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillo-
   mavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section 6527 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 46 of the  laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   7.  A  licensed  physician  may prescribe and order a patient specific
 order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist, pursuant
 to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with  the
 public health law, for administering immunizations to prevent influenza,
 pneumococcal,  acute  herpes  zoster,  HEPATITIS  A,  HEPATITIS B, HUMAN
 PAPILLOMAVIRUS, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis  disease
 and medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. Nothing
 in  this  subdivision  shall  authorize unlicensed persons to administer
 immunizations, vaccines or other drugs.
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 22 of section 6802  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 2 of part DD of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a. the direct application of an immunizing agent to adults, whether by
 injection, ingestion, inhalation or  any  other  means,  pursuant  to  a
 patient  specific  order  or  non-patient specific regimen prescribed or
 ordered by a physician or certified nurse practitioner, who has a  prac-
 tice site in the county or adjoining county in which the immunization is
 administered,  for  immunizations  to  prevent  influenza, pneumococcal,
 acute herpes zoster, HEPATITIS A,  HEPATITIS  B,  HUMAN  PAPILLOMAVIRUS,
 meningococcal,  tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis disease and medications
 required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. If the commissioner  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 health determines that there is an outbreak of disease, or that there is
 the  imminent threat of an outbreak of disease, then the commissioner of
 health may issue a non-patient specific regimen applicable statewide.
   § 3. Subdivision 7 of section 6909 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 46 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  A  certified  nurse practitioner may prescribe and order a patient
 specific order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist,
 pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and  consistent
 with  the  public health law, for administering immunizations to prevent
 influenza, pneumococcal, acute herpes zoster, HEPATITIS A, HEPATITIS  B,
 HUMAN  PAPILLOMAVIRUS,  meningococcal,  tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis
 disease and medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis.
 Nothing in this subdivision shall authorize unlicensed persons to admin-
 ister immunizations, vaccines or other drugs.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
   (a) the amendments to subdivision 7 of section 6527 of  the  education
 law  made  by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of
 such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith;
   (b) the amendments to subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the  education
 law  made by section two of this act shall not affect the expiration and
 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and
   (c) the amendments to subdivision 7 of section 6909 of  the  education
 law made by section three of this act shall not affect the expiration of
 such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.