What's happening
This bill requires health care providers to report adult immunizations to the state or city registry with the patient's consent.
Why it matters
Expands data collection for adult immunizations. By changing "may" to "shall," the bill makes it mandatory (with patient consent) for providers to report adult vaccinations, creating a more complete and accurate state and city immunization registry for adults.
Potential to improve public health response. Enhanced reporting enables health officials to better track vaccination rates, identify coverage gaps, and respond more effectively to outbreaks or public health emergencies.
Impacts on privacy and consent. The reporting requirement is contingent on patient consent, balancing the need for comprehensive data with respect for individual privacy and autonomy.
Administrative implications for providers. Health care providers will need to adjust their practices to comply with the mandatory reporting timeline and formats, potentially requiring new workflows or systems to meet the 14-day submission requirement.
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History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
44
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adult immunization reporting requirements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 2168 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 420 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(i) Any health care provider who administers any vaccine to a person nineteen years of age or older, [may] shall report, with the consent of the vaccinee, all such immunizations to the department in a format prescribed by the commissioner within fourteen days of administration of such immunizations. Health care providers administering immunizations to persons nineteen years of age or older in the city of New York [may] shall report, with the consent of the vaccinee, in a format prescribed by the city of New York commissioner of health and mental hygiene, all such immunizations to the citywide immunization registry.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05713-01-7
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to adult immunization reporting requirements
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires health care providers who administer any vaccines to a person 19 years of age or older to report all such immunizations to the New York State Department of Health, or, for health care providers located in New York City, the New York City Department of Health.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 2168 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 420 of the laws of 2014, to require health care providers to report all adult immunizations that they administer to the appropriate Department of Health.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
This legislation builds off of Chapter 420 of the Laws of 2014 by explicitly stating that healthcare providers shall report immunizations given to adults to the immunization registries of New York State and New York City, allowing the respective Departments of Health to better monitor immunization rates. Requiring that pharmacists and registered nurses report immunizations will also allow the Department to track where people are receiving immunizations, and tailor public outreach efforts accordingly.
Prior legislative history
S.3898 of 2015-2016 (Hoylman): Died in Health
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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