BILL NUMBER: S9893
SPONSOR: KRUEGER
 
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 vaccinations 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 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 bill requires all health care providers administering vaccines to
individuals nineteen years of age or older to report those immunizations
to the New York State Immunization Information System or the New York
Citywide Immunization Registry, consistent with existing requirements
for individuals under nineteen.
Expanding reporting to adult vaccinations will ensure more complete and
accurate immunization records, reduce unnecessary or duplicative vacci-
nations, and support providers in managing increasingly complex vaccine
schedules. It will also strengthen public health efforts by improving
the State's ability to track and respond to vaccine-preventable
diseases.
These registries are secure systems accessible only to authorized users,
and individuals retain the ability to opt out. Establishing universal
adult reporting builds on existing infrastructure and ensures continuity
of records as individuals age, promoting better health outcomes state-
wide.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.1531 of 2023-2024 (Hoylman-Sigal): Died in Health
A.7154 of 2023-2024 (McDonald): Passed Assembly, Ordered to Third Read-
ing
S.75-A of 2021-2022 (Hoylman): Died in Health
A.279-A of 2021-2022 (Gottfried): Ordered to Third Reading
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.

Statutes affected:
S9893: 2168 public health law, 2168(3) public health law