Bill > A01336

This bill amends the New York public health law to require immunization information systems (IIS) to record and track the number of vaccine exemptions reported by individual health care providers. Specifically, the bill modifies existing law to mandate that when health care providers report children who are exempt from immunizations, this information must be entered into both the statewide immunization information system and the New York City health department's citywide immunization registry. The new provision ensures that the commissioner of health and their designees can search and access the specific number of exemptions reported by each health care provider. An immunization information system is a confidential, population-based computerized database that records vaccination histories, and this bill aims to provide more detailed tracking and transparency of vaccine exemptions. The bill will take effect 180 days after becoming law, giving health care providers and state health departments time to implement the new reporting requirements.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1336