Bill Text: NY A02857 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relates to authorizing pharmacy interns to administer immunizations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-12)
Status: (Passed) 2018-12-07 - signed chap.359 [A02857 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A02857-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relates to authorizing pharmacy interns to administer immunizations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-12)
Status: (Passed) 2018-12-07 - signed chap.359 [A02857 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A02857-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2857 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, KEARNS, BICHOTTE, FAHY, BLAKE, HEVESI, STIRPE, STECK, JOHNS, WEPRIN, WOERNER, SKOUFIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, HOOPER, JOYNER, LUPARDO, LUPINACCI, McLAUGHLIN, PALMESANO, RA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to registered pharmacy interns The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of 2 section 6801 of the education law, the opening paragraph of subdivision 3 2 as amended by chapter 46 of the laws of 2015 and subdivision 3 as 4 added by chapter 563 of the laws of 2008, are amended and a new subdivi- 5 sion 6 is added to read as follows: 6 A licensed pharmacist or a registered pharmacy intern may execute a 7 non-patient specific regimen prescribed or ordered by a physician 8 licensed in this state or nurse practitioner certified in this state, 9 pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. When 10 a licensed pharmacist administers an immunizing agent, he or she shall: 11 3. No pharmacist or registered pharmacy intern shall administer immun- 12 izing agents without receiving training satisfactory to the commissioner 13 and the commissioner of health which shall include, but not be limited 14 to, techniques for screening individuals and obtaining informed consent; 15 techniques of administration; indications, precautions and contraindica- 16 tions in the use of agent or agents; record keeping of immunization and 17 information; and handling emergencies, including anaphylaxis and need- 18 lesticks. 19 6. In the case of a registered pharmacy intern, administration must be 20 conducted in the physical presence of a licensed pharmacist authorized 21 to administer vaccines. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04291-01-7A. 2857 2 1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 2 the amendments made to section 6801 of the education law made by section 3 one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and 4 shall be deemed expired therewith.