Includes the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians and/or other similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations in the establishment of immunization administration regulations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9599
IN SENATE
March 26, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Rules
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to including the recom-
mendations of certain entities in the establishment of immunization
administration regulations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Item (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 17 of
2 subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
3 ter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
4 (ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
5 sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
6 control and prevention with respect to the individual involved, or that
7 are recommended by the commissioner of health to the superintendent
8 utilizing generally accepted medical standards and taking into consider-
9 ation recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ameri-
10 can Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians
11 and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians and/or other simi-
12 lar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations;
13 § 2. Item (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 8 of subsection (l) of
14 section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
15 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
16 (ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
17 sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
18 control and prevention with respect to the individual involved, or that
19 are recommended by the commissioner of health to the superintendent
20 utilizing generally accepted medical standards and taking into consider-
21 ation recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ameri-
22 can Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians
23 and Gynecologists, and the American College of Physicians and/or other
24 similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organiza-
25 tions;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 3 of subsection (j) of section 4303
2 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 219 of the laws of 2011, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (B) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
5 sory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease
6 control and prevention with respect to the individual involved, or that
7 are recommended by the commissioner of health to the superintendent
8 utilizing generally accepted medical standards and taking into consider-
9 ation recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Ameri-
10 can Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians
11 and Gynecologists, and the American College of Physicians and/or other
12 similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organiza-
13 tions;
14 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
