Assembly Actions -
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Jul 13, 2020 |
held for consideration in health |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to health |
Dec 18, 2019 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8867
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DIPIETRO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joe DeStefano
Michael Montesano
Stephen Hawley
Marjorie Byrnes
multi-Sponsors
Mary Beth Walsh
2019-A8867 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A8867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8867 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation to medical exemptions from vaccination requirements 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 6509-f to read as follows: § 6509-F. FAILURE TO IMMUNIZE NOT PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBARTICLE FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS LICENSED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER TO: A. FAIL TO IMMUNIZE ANY PATIENT UNDER THEIR CARE IF SUCH PATIENT REFUSES OR A PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A CHILD REFUSES CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION OF SUCH CHILD; B. PROVIDE A CERTIFICATION THAT ANY IMMUNIZATION MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO A PATIENT'S HEALTH IF, IN HIS OR HER PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT, SUCH IMMUNI- ZATION POSES A RISK TO SUCH PATIENT; OR C. PROVIDE ANY TREATMENT OR CARE TO A PATIENT WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED BY LAW. 2. NO PERSON WHO IS LICENSED UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIONS, FOR MISCONDUCT FOR ANY ACTIONS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 2164 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 401 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 8. If any physician licensed to practice medicine in this state certi- fies that such immunization may be detrimental to a child's health, the requirements of this section shall be inapplicable until such immuniza- tion is found no longer to be detrimental to the child's health. A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14179-01-9
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