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- Referred to higher education
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Relates to pharmacist immunizations; makes certain provisions permanent
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to pharmacist immunizations; to amend chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, amending the education law and the public health law relating to immunizing agents to be administered to adults by pharmacists, in relation to making certain provisions permanent; and to amend chapter 116 of the laws of 2012, amending the education law relating to authorizing a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer certain immunizing agents, in relation to making certain provisions permanent
Purpose
To permit pharmacists to administer immunizations and vaccines listed in the recommended adult immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Summary of provisions
Section one of the bill amends subdivision 7 of section 6527 of the education law to authorize physicians to prescribe and order a patient specific regimen or non-specific patient regimen to a licensed pharmacist for administering vaccines listed in the recommended adult immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and make the provisions permanent.
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Section two of the bill amends subdivision 22 of section 6802 of the education law to eliminate The requirement that the prescribing physician of nurse practitioner have a practice site in the county or adjoining county, and allows pharmacists to administer all vaccines and immunizations listed in the recommended adult immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Section three of the bill amends subdivision 7 of Section 6909 of the education law to authorize certified nurse practitioners to prescribe and order a patient specific order or non-patient specific regiment to a licensed pharmacist for administering immunizations and vaccines listed on the recommended adult immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Section four amends section 8 of Chapter 563 of the laws of 2008 relating to immunizing agents to be administered to adults by pharmacists, by eliminating the expiration and repeal date.
Section five amends section 5 of Chapter 116 of the laws of 2012 authorizing a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer certain vaccines, by eliminating the expiration and repeal date.
Section six provides the effective date.
Justification
Immunizations are the best defense against morbidity and mortality for diseases for which vaccines are available and studies have shown that pharmacist-provided immunizations increase overall immunization rates. Pharmacists in New York have been permitted to give immunizations to adults for influenza and pneumococcal since 2008. Due to the success with these vaccines, the legislature subsequently passed laws to allow pharmacists to administer immunizations to prevent shingles, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. This bill will expand their authority to permit pharmacists to administer all immunizations and vaccines listed in the recommended adult immunization schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under these new provisions, a physician or a nurse practitioner will be able to issue a patient-specific prescription or a non-specific patient regimen for a pharmacist to administer these recommended adult vaccines. The bill also eliminates the requirement that the prescribing physician of nurse practitioner have a practice site in the county or adjoining county.
Providing this additional access point of pharmacists-as-immunizers will significantly expand the availability of CDC adult recommended vaccines and address two critical issues -- namely the critical shortage of primary-care physicians statewide, particularly in rural areas that make adequate healthcare accessibility difficult, and the fact that many U.S. adults are skipping recommended vaccinations that could protect them from serious or life-threatening diseases.
New York is one of only four states that do not allow pharmacists to administer all CDC adult recommended vaccines. The primary way to increase the very low immunization rate among adults is to allow pharmacists to administer them directly to the public, as provided in this legislation.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately after it shall have become law.
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