S 7421-B  SKELOS   Same as A 11042-B  Lopez  ON FILE: 06/19/06 Public Health Law TITLE....Requires children born after January 1, 1994 to have booster vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis upon entering the sixth grade 04/24/06 REFERRED TO HEALTH 05/23/06 1ST REPORT CAL.1352 05/24/06 2ND REPORT CAL. 06/05/06 AMENDED 7421A 06/05/06 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 06/19/06 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B 06/22/06 PASSED SENATE 06/22/06 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY 06/22/06 referred to health 06/22/06 substituted for a11042b 06/22/06 ordered to third reading rules cal.1328 06/22/06 passed assembly 06/22/06 returned to senate 08/04/06 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR 08/16/06 SIGNED CHAP.506

A11042-B Lopez    Same as S 7421-B  SKELOS  Public Health Law TITLE....Requires children born after January 1, 1994 to have booster vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis upon entering the sixth grade 05/02/06 referred to health 05/30/06 amend and recommit to health 05/30/06 print number 11042a 06/16/06 amend and recommit to health 06/16/06 print number 11042b 06/19/06 reported referred to rules 06/22/06 reported 06/22/06 rules report cal.1328 06/22/06 substituted by s7421b     S07421   SKELOS   AMEND=B  04/24/06 REFERRED TO HEALTH  05/23/06 1ST REPORT CAL.1352  05/24/06 2ND REPORT CAL.  06/05/06 AMENDED 7421A  06/05/06 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING  06/19/06 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7421B  06/22/06 PASSED SENATE  06/22/06 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY  06/22/06 referred to health  06/22/06 substituted for a11042b  06/22/06 ordered to third reading rules cal.1328  06/22/06 passed assembly  06/22/06 returned to senate  08/04/06 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR  08/16/06 SIGNED CHAP.506

SKELOS
Amd S2164, Pub Health L
Requires children born after January 1, 1994 to have booster vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis upon entering the sixth grade.
EFF. DATE 12/01/2007

NEW YORK STATE SENATE
INTRODUCER'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT
submitted in accordance with Senate Rule VI. Sec 1

BILL NUMBER: S7421B

SPONSOR: SKELOS
  
  

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring children

to receive booster immunizations for diphtheria and tetanus and an acel-

lular pertussis vaccine

PURPOSE:

To require the administration of any booster immunizations for diphthe-

ria, tetanus toxoids and an acellular pertussis to children born on or

after January 1, 1994 and entering sixth grade or a comparable level

special education program on or after September 1, 2007.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The bill would add a new paragraph to subdivision 2 of section 264 of

the public health law to require the administration of any booster

immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus toxoids and an acellular pertussis

to children born on or after January 1, 1994 and entering sixth grade or

a comparable level special education program on or after September 1,

2007.

JUSTIFICATION:

Between 2000 and 2005, over 4500 cases of pertussis were reported in New

York State. Nationwide, in 2003 the number of reported cases of pertus-

sis increased to 11,647. Some 39 percent were adolescents age 10-19.

Between 1980-2002 there was a 5.6-fold increase in reported incidence

even though immunization rates were unchanged. The US Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention reported that from 1994 to 1996, the

average incidence of pertussis in adolescents aged 10-19 increased by

106 percent compared with the incidence in 1990-1992. Fully 25 percent

of prolonged cough illness in adolescents and adults is pertussis

disease. It is estimated that 12 percent of cases are actually reported

nationwide. Immunity from childhood vaccination generally wears off

after five to 10 years leaving many teens susceptible to this serious

and highly contagious disease. Adolescent vaccination has the potential

to reduce the burden of disease in the targeted age group and possibly

also reduce transmission of pertussis in the community, providing indi-

rect protection to un-immunized infants. Vaccination of adolescents is

likely to be effective and beneficial. A cost-benefit analysis for the

use of a pertussis booster vaccine in adolescents and adults projected

that vaccination of all people in the U.S.  10-19 years of age or older

during a 10-year period could prevent up to 1.8 million cases of pertus-

sis and save up to $1.6 billion in direct and indirect costs.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect September 1, 2007.

                            LAWS OF NEW YORK, 2006

                                  CHAPTER 506

   AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring children

     to  receive  booster  immunizations  for diphtheria and tetanus and an

     acellular pertussis vaccine

       Became a law August 16, 2006, with the approval of the Governor.

            Passed by a majority vote, three-fifths being present.

     The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-

   bly, do enact as follows:

     Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 2164 of the public health law, as

   amended by chapter 207 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as

   follows:

     2. a. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state shall

   have administered to such child an adequate dose or doses of an immuniz-

   ing  agent  against  poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella,

   varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis, tetanus,  and

   hepatitis  B,  which  meets  the standards approved by the United States

   public health  service  for  such  biological  products,  and  which  is

   approved  by the department under such conditions as may be specified by

   the public health council.

     b. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state born  on

   or  after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and entering sixth

   grade or a comparable age level special education program with an  unas-

   signed grade on or after September first, two thousand seven, shall have

   administered  to such child a booster immunization containing diphtheria

   and tetanus toxoids, and an acellular pertussis vaccine, which meets the

   standards approved by the United States public health service  for  such

   biological  products, and which is approved by the department under such

   conditions as may be specified by the public health council.

     § 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2007.

   The Legislature of the STATE OF NEW YORK ss:

     Pursuant to the authority vested in us by section 70-b of  the  Public

   Officers  Law,  we  hereby  jointly  certify that this slip copy of this

   session law was printed under our direction and, in accordance with such

   section, is entitled to be read into evidence.

      JOSEPH L. BRUNO                                     SHELDON SILVER

   Temporary President of the Senate                Speaker of the Assembly

   EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law

                                to be omitted.