Requires a health care provider who administers an immunization to a person nineteen years of age or older to report such information to the department of health or to a regional health information organization unless such person objects to such reporting.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7154
SPONSOR: McDonald 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 a health care provider who administers an immunization to a
person nineteen years of age or older to report such information to the
department Of health or to a regional health information organization
unless such person objects to such reporting.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends Public Health Law § 2168 (3)(b)(i) and
(ii) to require health care' providers to report all adult vaccinations
that they administer to the state or NYC Department of Health, as appro-
priate, immunization registry. Reporting the vaccination to a regional
health information organization or health information exchange that
reports to the immunization registry shall fulfil the reporting require-
ments. No report shall be made under this paragraph if a patient or
person authorized to consent for the patient objects before the report
is made.
Section 2 of the bill is the effective date of 90 days after it becomes
law.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation builds on the immunization registry law by requiring
that health care providers report immunizations given to individuals 19
year of age and older to the appropriate immunization registry, to
assist individuals and their various health care providers by having
accurate information on the patient's vaccination status when consider-
ing whether the patient needs a particular vaccination. This require-
ment, which patients can opt out of, will also prevent duplicate or
unnecessary vaccinations as health care providers, with patient consent,
can review a patient's immunization history. In today's portable health
care system, a central HIPPA protected repository of immunization histo-
ry is in the best interest of patients health.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-2022: A279A
2019-2020: A6847 referred to health committee
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law.
