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A09141 Summary:

BILL NOA09141A
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORDurso
 
COSPNSRDeStefano, Ashby, Gandolfo, Lawler, McDonough, Byrnes, Angelino, Tague, Montesano, Lemondes, Jensen, Manktelow, Miller B, Tannousis
 
MLTSPNSRDiPietro
 
Amd 2504, Pub Health L
 
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.
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A09141 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         9141--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD13596-02-2
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