Senate Bill S7370

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes medical assistants to administer vaccinations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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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2025-S7370 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6527, Ed L

2025-S7370 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to delegate the task of administering vaccinations to medical assistants provided that such vaccinations are recommended and such medical assistants receive proper training and adequate supervision.

2025-S7370 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7370 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7370
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  medical
   assistants to administer vaccinations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6527 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS  SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED TO DELEGATE THE TASK OF DRAWING UP AND ADMINISTERING VACCINA-
 TIONS TO MEDICAL ASSISTANTS IN AN OFFICE SETTING, PROVIDED THAT:
   (A)  SUCH VACCINATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMIT-
 TEE FOR IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE  CONTROL  AND
 PREVENTION; AND
   (B)  SUCH MEDICAL ASSISTANTS RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND ADEQUATE
 SUPERVISION  IN  ADMINISTERING  IMMUNIZATIONS  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11532-01-5

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