A01269 Summary:

BILL NOA01269
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORSchimel (MS)
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Crouch, Giglio, Glick, Gottfried, Gunther, Hooper, Hoyt, Jacobs, Jaffee, McDonough, Paulin, Pheffer
 
Add S2504-a, Pub Health L
 
Allows for immunization against hepatitis B of a person under the age of 18.
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A01269 Actions:

BILL NOA01269
 
01/05/2011referred to health
01/04/2012referred to health
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A01269 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01269 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1269
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 5, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
          CROUCH, GIGLIO,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER,  HOYT,  JACOBS,
          JAFFEE,  McDONOUGH,  PAULIN,  PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Health
 

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to administration  of
          the hepatitis B immunization to minors
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
     2  2504-a to read as follows:
     3    §  2504-a. Hepatitis B immunization of a minor. 1. A health care prac-
     4  titioner may administer immunization against hepatitis  B  to  a  person
     5  under  the age of eighteen years without the consent or knowledge of the
     6  parents or guardian of such person,  if  such  person  has  capacity  to
     7  consent and consents to the immunization.
     8    2. For the purposes of this section:
     9    (a)  the term "health care practitioner" shall mean a person licensed,

    10  certified or otherwise authorized to practice under title eight  of  the
    11  education law, acting within his or her lawful scope of practice; and
    12    (b) the term "capacity to consent" shall mean an individual's ability,
    13  determined  without  regard  to  the individual's age, to understand and
    14  appreciate the nature and consequences of the proposed immunization, and
    15  to make an informed decision concerning the immunization.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01525-01-1
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