NY State Senate Bill 2019-S4975

Senate Bill S4975

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the administration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to higher education
Jun 20, 2019	committed to rules
Jun 04, 2019	advanced to third reading
Jun 03, 2019	2nd report cal.
May 30, 2019	1st report cal.1038
Apr 03, 2019	referred to higher education

Votes

- May 30, 2019 - Higher Education Committee Vote
  S4975
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Higher Education Committee Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (10)
      
      Amedore
      
      Breslin
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gounardes
      
      Jackson
      
      May
      
      Robach
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky
      
      excused (1)
      
      LaValle

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2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6846
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§6527, 6802 & 6909, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S4698, A3023

2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the administration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified nurse practitioner.

2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4975

SPONSOR: BRESLIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
authorizing the administration of vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B,
and human papillomavirus by a licensed pharmacist and by a certified
nurse practitioner

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Authorizes pharmacists and certified nurse practitioners to provide
hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus immunizations to
adults.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 7 of section 6527 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 46 of the laws of 2015 to add hepatitis
A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus to the list of diseases for
which a licensed physician may prescribe and order a patient specific
order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist for

administering immunizations.

Section 2 of the bill amends subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the
education law, as amended by chapter 46 of the laws of 2015 to hepatitis
A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus to the list of diseases found
in the definition of "administer", for the purposes of section 6801 of
the education law.

Section 3 of the bill amends section 7 of section 6909 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 46 of the laws of 2015 to add hepatitis A,
hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus to the list of diseases for which
a certified nurse practitioner may prescribe and order a patient specif-
ic order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist for
administering immunizations.

Section 4 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the World Health Organization, the development of vaccines
is one of the most influential public health interventions for improving
the world's health. Vaccines are vitally important in protecting not
only an individual but our community. Strong immunization coverage rates
create "herd immunity" that helps protect everyone, especially the
vulnerable members of the community who cannot be vaccinated for certain
reasons, such as individuals with severe allergies and those with weak-
ened or failing immune systems, including infants, immunocompromised
individuals, and the elderly.

Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines carry
recommendations for adults from the Federal Advisory Committee on Immun-
ization Practices (ACIP). Adding these to the existing list of vaccines
allowed to be administered to adults by pharmacists, greatly increases
access in our communities, making it more likely that patients will
receive the vaccine that is recommended for them. In fact, the National
Institute of Health submits that primary care pharmacists see their
patients somewhere between 1.5 - 10 times more frequently than they see
primary care physicians.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5755826/)

Pharmacists have been effectively vaccinating New Yorkers for over a
decade, helping to raise NY's adult vaccination rates. Enacting this
bill will further that effort and bring NY in line with the 49 other
states that allow pharmacists to immunize adults against Hepatitis A and
Hepatitis B, and the 48 other states that allow pharmacists to immunize
adults against HPV.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Savings to the health care and public health systems by prevention of
the covered diseases.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
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 subdivi-
sion 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 be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
subdivision pursuant to section 5 of chapter 116 of the laws of 2012, as
amended, when upon such date the provisions of section three of this act
shall take effect; (c) the amendments to subdivision 22 of section 6802
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 there-
with; and (d) the amendments to subdivision 7 of section 6909 of the
education law, made by section four of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

2019-S4975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4975
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.

                                                            LBD10533-01-9

 S. 4975                             2
 
 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.

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Neil D. Breslin