Includes the recommendations of certain entities in the establishment of immunization administration regulations, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   10710
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN, WEPRIN -- (at request of the Governor) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to including  the  recom-
   mendations  of  certain entities in  the establishment of immunization
   administration regulations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Item  (ii)  of  subparagraph  (E)  of  paragraph  17 of
 subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law, as amended by chap-
 ter 219 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
 sory committee on immunization practices  of  the  centers  for  disease
 control  and prevention with respect to the individual involved, OR THAT
 ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH  TO  THE  SUPERINTENDENT
 UTILIZING GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL STANDARDS AND TAKING INTO CONSIDER-
 ATION  RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, THE AMERI-
 CAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF  OBSTETRICIANS
 AND GYNECOLOGISTS, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND/OR OTHER SIMI-
 LAR NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS;
   § 2. Item (ii) of subparagraph (E) of paragraph 8 of subsection (l) of
 section 3221 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 219 of the laws
 of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
 sory  committee  on  immunization  practices  of the centers for disease
 control and prevention with respect to the individual involved, OR  THAT
 ARE  RECOMMENDED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF HEALTH TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
 UTILIZING GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL STANDARDS AND TAKING INTO CONSIDER-
 ATION RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, THE  AMERI-
 CAN  ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS
 AND GYNECOLOGISTS, AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS  AND/OR  OTHER
 SIMILAR  NATIONALLY  OR  INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZA-
 TIONS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 3. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 3 of subsection (j) of section 4303
 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 219 of the laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (B)  immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the advi-
 sory committee on immunization practices  of  the  centers  for  disease
 control  and prevention with respect to the individual involved, OR THAT
 ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  HEALTH  TO  THE  SUPERINTENDENT
 UTILIZING GENERALLY ACCEPTED MEDICAL STANDARDS AND TAKING INTO CONSIDER-
 ATION  RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, THE AMERI-
 CAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF  OBSTETRICIANS
 AND  GYNECOLOGISTS,  AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND/OR OTHER
 SIMILAR NATIONALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY  RECOGNIZED  SCIENTIFIC  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS;
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.