Includes the recommendations of certain entities in the establishment of immunization administration regulations

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jamaal Bailey says this is needed

Protecting the health and well-being of New York residents is one of the foremost responsibilities of the State government. One important part of fulfilling this role is to ensure that residents have access to the immunizations they need to stay healthy. Vaccines are safe and effective and have proven to be one of the most successful public health inter- ventions in history, significantly reducing childhood mortality and morbidity from preventable disease. Historically, the federal government has made recommendations regarding immunizations based upon the rigorous evaluation of sound science and medicine, and thus been aligned with New York state on immunization policy. This alignment is reflected in current State law, which ties health insurance coverage requirements to recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The Committee, which advises the Center for Disease Control on immunization policy, has long agreed with the scientific and medical consensus that immunizations are critical to protecting public health and safety. Unfortunately, the current federal administration does not share in this consensus and has replaced many of the medical experts on the Committee with immunization skepticsthat appear unwilling to maintain evidence-based immunization recommendations that prioritize public health. To ensure that New Yorkers continue to access life-saving immunizations that are covered by insurance, it is essential to amend State law to eliminate reliance solely on recommendations from the federal govern- ment. The bill does so by requiring insurance coverage upon a recommen- dation issued by the Commissioner of Health in consultation with trusted scientific organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, and other nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations that continue to value recommendations grounded in the highest quality scientific evidence.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.