New York S 9849: Relates to authorizing the use of certain alternative project delivery methods

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S09849 Summary:

BILL NOS09849 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08383-C

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§6801, 6802, 6527 & 6909, Ed L; amd §§3216, 3221, 4303 & 4322, Ins L; amd §2164, Pub Health L

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Authorizes a licensed pharmacist to administer any recommendations made by the commissioner of health pertaining to a vaccine that has been authorized by the federal Food and Drug Administration; relates to insurance coverage for immunizations; removes the requirement to follow the advisory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease control and prevention recommendation for immunization against meningococcal disease.

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BILL NOS09849 

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04/08/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9849

 IN SENATE

 April 8, 2026
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 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 the admin-
 istration of immunizations pursuant to recommendations made by the
 commissioner of health; to amend the insurance law, in relation to
 coverage for immunizations; and to amend the public health law, in
 relation to removing the requirement to follow the centers for disease
 control and prevention recommendation for immunization against menin-
 gococcal disease

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 6801 of the
 2 education law, as amended by section 1 of part DD of chapter 57 of the
 3 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (e) administer the immunization or immunizations according to the most
 5 current recommendations by the advisory committee [for] on immunization
 6 practices (ACIP), or, in the alternative, recommendations made by the
 7 commissioner of health pertaining to a vaccine that has been authorized
 8 by the Food and Drug Administration, provided however, that a pharmacist
 9 may administer any immunization authorized under this section when spec-
 10 ified by a patient specific order.
 11 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 6801 of the education
 12 law, as amended by section 1 of part DD of chapter 57 of the laws of
 13 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 14 [a.] (a) a clearly visible posting of the most current "Recommended
 15 Adult Immunization Schedule" published by the advisory committee [for]
 16 on immunization practices (ACIP) and any supplemental schedules
 17 published by the commissioner of health; and
 18 § 3. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 22 of section 6802
 19 of the education law, as amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 2022, is
 20 amended to read as follows:
 21 (1) the direct application of an immunizing agent to adults, whether
 22 by injection, ingestion, inhalation or any other means, pursuant to a
 23 patient specific order or non-patient specific regimen prescribed or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11946-08-6

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 1 ordered by a physician or certified nurse practitioner, for: immuniza-
 2 tions to prevent influenza, pneumococcal, acute herpes zoster, hepatitis
 3 A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicel-
 4 la, COVID-19, meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis disease
 5 and medications required for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis; and
 6 other immunizations recommended by the advisory committee on immuniza-
 7 tion practices of the centers for disease control and prevention for
 8 patients eighteen years of age or older or, in the alternative, recom-
 9 mendations made by the commissioner of health pertaining to a vaccine
 10 that has been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, if the
 11 commissioner of health in consultation with the commissioner determines
 12 that an immunization: (i)(A) may be safely administered by a licensed
 13 pharmacist within thei