NY Pub Health L § 2167 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 21 - Control of Acute Communicable Diseases Title 6 - Poliomyelitis and Other Diseases 2167 - Immunization Against Meningococcal Meningitis.

§  2167.  Immunization against meningococcal meningitis. 1. As used in   this section, unless the context requires otherwise:a. The term "student" means a person attending an institution and,  in   the case of a student attending college, "student" means a person who is   registered  to  attend  or who attends classes at an institution, who is   enrolled for at least six semester hours or the equivalent per semester,   or at least four semester hours per quarter.b. The term "institution" means an academy or college, as  defined  in   section  two  of  the  education  law, or a children's overnight camp as   defined in  section  one  thousand  three  hundred  ninety-two  of  this   chapter,  where  the  person attending such camp remains overnight for a   period of not fewer than seven days.c. The term "immunization" means an  adequate  dose  or  doses  of  an   immunizing  agent  against  meningococcal  meningitis  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. Each institution shall distribute, in a form provided  or  approved   by  the commissioner, written information about meningococcal meningitis   and meningitis immunization to all students. The information provided by   the institution shall include, but not be limited to, the following:a. a description of the disease and means of transmission;b. the benefits, risks, and effectiveness of immunization;c. the availability and cost of immunization, including an  indication   of  whether  or  not  the  institution  offers  meningococcal meningitis   immunization services.3. Each institution shall also  distribute,  in  a  form  provided  or   approved by the commissioner of health, a response form, to be completed   by the student or, where the student is under the age of eighteen years,   such student's parent or guardian, which shall include the following:a.  The  student,  or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or   guardian of the student, certifies that the student has already received   immunization against  meningococcal  meningitis  within  the  ten  years   preceding the date of the response form;b.  The  student,  or if under the age of eighteen years the parent or   guardian of such student, has  received  and  reviewed  the  information   provided  by  the  institution,  understands  the risks of meningococcal   meningitis and the benefits of immunization, and has  decided  that  the   student shall not obtain immunization against meningococcal meningitis.The  student,  or  if  under  the  age of eighteen years the parent or   guardian of such student, shall indicate his or her decision in a box or   space placed appropriately on the form and shall  return  the  completed   form  to the institution. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed   to prohibit an institution from incorporating the form required by  this   subdivision  into  another  health  certificate  or form required by the   institution.4. Each institution shall maintain completed response forms.5. No institution shall permit any student to attend  the  institution   in  excess of thirty days without complying with this section; provided,   however, that such thirty day period may be extended to  not  more  than   sixty days if a student can show a good faith effort to comply with this   section.6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit institutions   from   adopting   or   maintaining  more  stringent  policies  regarding   immunization against meningococcal meningitis.