New York A 9260: Relates to permitting licensed pharmacists and nurse practitioners to prescribe and order COVID-19 immunizations

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A09260 Summary:

BILL NOA09260 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08716

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRRajkumar, Sayegh

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§6527, 6801, 6802 & 6909, Ed L

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Permits licensed pharmacists and nurse practitioners to prescribe and order COVID-19 immunizations; permits physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to pharmacists for COVID-19 immunizations for patients two years of age and older; permits pharmacists to issue patient specific orders for COVID-19 immunizations for patients two years of age and older.

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BILL NOA09260 

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11/21/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9260

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the prescribing and
 administration of certain immunizations by a physician, pharmacist or
 a certified nurse practitioner

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 6527 of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 7. A licensed physician may prescribe and order a patient specific
 5 order or non-patient specific regimen to a licensed pharmacist, pursuant
 6 to regulations promulgated by the commissioner, and consistent with the
 7 public health law, for: (a) administering immunizations to prevent
 8 influenza and COVID-19 to patients two years of age or older; and (b)
 9 administering immunizations to prevent pneumococcal, acute herpes zost-
 10 er, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps,
 11 rubella, varicella, [COVID-19,] meningococcal, tetanus, diphtheria or
 12 pertussis disease and medications required for emergency treatment of
 13 anaphylaxis to patients eighteen years of age or older; and (c) adminis-
 14 tering other immunizations recommended by the advisory committee on
 15 immunization practices of the centers for disease control and prevention
 16 for patients eighteen years of age or older if the commissioner of
 17 health in consultation with the commissioner determines that an immuni-
 18 zation: (i) (A) may be safely administered by a licensed pharmacist
 19 within their lawful scope of practice; and (B) is needed to prevent the
 20 transmission of a reportable communicable disease that is prevalent in
 21 New York state; or (ii) is a recommended immunization for such patients
 22 who: (A) meet age requirements, (B) lack documentation of such immuniza-
 23 tion, (C) lack evidence of past infection, or (D) have an additional
 24 risk factor or another indication as recommended by the advisory commit-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13959-02-5

 A. 9260 2

 1 tee on immunization practices of the centers for disease control and
 2 prevention. Nothing in this subdivision shall authorize unlicensed
 3 persons to administer immunizations, vaccines or other drugs.
 4 § 2. Section 6801 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 5 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
 6 10. A licensed pharmacist within their lawful scope of practice may
 7 prescribe and order a patient specific order for medications to prevent
 8 COVID-19 to patients two years of age or older.
 9 § 3. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 22 of section 6802
 10 of the education law, as amended by chapter 802 of the laws of 2022, is
 11 amended to read as follows:
 12 (2) the direct application of an immunizing agent to children between
 13 the ages of two and eighteen years of age, whether by injection, inges-
 14 tion, inhalation or any other means, pursuant to a patient specific
 15 order or non-patient specific regimen prescribed or ordered by a physi-
 16 cian or certified nurse practitioner, for immunization to prevent influ-
 17 enza and COVID-19 and medications requi