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NY S00098
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ruben Diaz
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AI Summary
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Amends Public Health Law Section 2164 to encourage (but not mandate) HPV immunization for children through written educational materials and consultation with parents or guardians.
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Applies HPV vaccination encouragement to children entering sixth grade or comparable special education programs on or after September 1, 2011.
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Requires health practitioners administering HPV vaccines to provide certificates of immunization to parents or guardians.
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Modifies school admission requirements to distinguish between mandatory immunizations (poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, etc.) and voluntary HPV vaccination, informing parents of the vaccine's efficacy rather than necessity.
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Directs the Department of Health commissioner to include information about HPV vaccine efficacy in educational efforts to inform healthcare providers and parents about immunization prevention.
Legislative Description
Encourages, through the provision of written educational materials and consultation, the voluntary vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) for school-aged children by their parents or guardians.
Last Action
REFERRED TO HEALTH
1/5/2011