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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9141--A
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. DURSO, DeSTEFANO, ASHBY, GANDOLFO, LAWLER, McDO-
NOUGH, BYRNES, ANGELINO, TAGUE, MONTESANO, LEMONDES, JENSEN, MANKTE-
LOW, B. MILLER, TANNOUSIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DiPIETRO
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
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 769 of the laws of 1972, 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, may give effective consent for
5 medical, dental, health and hospital services for himself or herself,
6 and the consent of no other person shall be necessary.
7 (b) A parent, guardian or person in a parental relation to a child
8 under the age of eighteen shall be physically present when any immuniza-
9 tion is administered to such child unless the child: (i) is an emanci-
10 pated minor; (ii) has been living separate and apart from any parent,
11 guardian, or person in a parental relation to the child; (iii) is a
12 runaway youth as defined in section five hundred thirty-two-a of the
13 executive law; (iv) is a homeless youth as defined in section five
14 hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law; (v) is enrolled in a runaway
15 and homeless youth crisis services program; (vi) is in a residential
16 transitional independent living support program pursuant to section five
17 hundred thirty-two-d of the executive law; (vii) is not under the super-
18 vision or control of a parent, custodian, or legal guardian; or (viii)
19 is not in the care and custody of the office of children and family
20 services.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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