New York A 3455: Requires a person in a parental relation to a child be physically present during any immunization

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A03455 Summary:

BILL NOA03455 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03299

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SPONSORDurso

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COSPNSRFriend, Angelino, McDonough, DeStefano, Bailey, Brown K, Molitor, Brown E

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2504, Pub Health L

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Requires a parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child under the age of eighteen to be physically present when any immunization is administered to such child.

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BILL NOA03455 

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01/27/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3455

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring a person
 in a parental relation to a child be physically present during any
 immunization

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2504 of the public health law, as
 2 added by chapter 107 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 3 1. (a) Any person who is eighteen years of age or older, or is the
 4 parent of a child or has married, or is a homeless youth as defined in
 5 section five hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law, or receives
 6 services at an approved runaway and homeless youth crisis services
 7 program or a transitional independent living support program as defined
 8 in section five hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law, may give
 9 effective consent for medical, dental, health and hospital services for
 10 themself, and the consent of no other person shall be necessary.
 11 (b) A parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child
 12 under the age of eighteen shall be physically present when any immuniza-
 13 tion is administered to such child unless the child: (i) is an emanci-
 14 pated minor; (ii) has been living separate and apart from any parent,
 15 guardian, or person in a parental relation to the child; (iii) is a
 16 runaway youth as defined in section five hundred thirty-two-a of the
 17 executive law; (iv) is a homeless youth as defined in section five
 18 hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law; (v) is enrolled in a runaway
 19 and homeless youth crisis services program; (vi) is in a residential
 20 transitional independent living support program pursuant to section five
 21 hundred thirty-two-d of the executive law; (vii) is not under the super-
 22 vision or control of a parent, custodian, or legal guardian; or (viii)
 23 is not in the care and custody of the office of children and family
 24 services.
 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01138-01-5

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