Senate Bill S7168

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of a standardized immunization exemption form

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2164, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7573
2021-2022: S6107

2023-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the use of a standardized immunization exemption form; requires the commissioner of health to develop a standardized medical immunization exemption request form for school use.

2023-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7168 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7168
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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  a  standardized
   form for medical exemption from required immunizations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 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. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED MEDICAL  IMMUNIZATION
 EXEMPTION  REQUEST  FORM FOR SCHOOL USE. If any physician, NURSE PRACTI-
 TIONER OR PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT licensed to practice  medicine  in  this
 state  [certifies]  COMPLETES  THE  REQUIRED EXEMPTION FORM STATING that
 such immunization may be detrimental to a child's health,  the  require-
 ments  of  this section shall be inapplicable until such immunization is
 found no longer to be detrimental to the child's health BY  THE  CHILD'S
 PHYSICIAN,  NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT.  THE DEPARTMENT
 OR ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY, BOARD OR COMMISSION MAY NOT REQUIRE ANY OTHER
 CONDITION OR REQUIREMENT FOR THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION  TO  IMMUNIZATION  OR
 IMMUNIZATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION FOR SCHOOL ADMISSION.
   §  2.  Subdivision  8-a  of  section  2164 of the public health law is
 renumbered subdivision 8-b and a new subdivision 8-a is added to read as
 follows:
   8-A. ANY PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR  PHYSICIAN'S  ASSISTANT  WHO
 BELIEVES THAT SUCH IMMUNIZATION MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CHILD'S HEALTH
 MUST  COMPLETE AND FILE WITH THE CHILD'S SCHOOL THE MEDICAL IMMUNIZATION
 EXEMPTION REQUEST FORM THAT MAY  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  THE
 FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
 MEDICAL IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTION REQUEST FORM
   (A) NAME(S) OF PARENT, PARENTS OR GUARDIAN:
   (B) NAME OF CHILD:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02462-02-3

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