New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 64 - Nursing › Section 64.7 - Provision of certain medical services pursuant to non-patient specific orders and protocols

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				  Immunizations.
(1) As used in this
				  subdivision:
(i)
Immunizing
				  agents
means vaccines and immunoglobulin drugs approved by the federal
				  Food and Drug Administration to provide immunity against diseases caused by the
				  infectious agents described in clauses
(a)
through
(e)
of this subparagraph.
(a) In the case of adults, vaccines against
				  the following infectious diseases: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza,
				  Pneumococcus, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Polio,
				  Pertussis, Human Papilloma Virus, Meningococcus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus,
				  and Herpes Zoster;
(b) In the case
				  of infants and children under the age of 18, vaccines against the following
				  infectious diseases: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella,
				  Varicella, Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib), Polio, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis
				  A, Influenza, Meningococcus, Pneumococcus, Rotavirus, Respiratory Syncytial
				  Virus, and Human Papilloma Virus;
(c) immunizing agents against an infectious
				  disease that causes an epidemic or a community wide outbreak, provided that
				  such immunizing agents are administered as part of a public health program
				  established by the Commissioner of the Department of Health, a County
				  Commissioner of Health, or a County Public Health Director to immunize persons
				  against the infectious disease during the epidemic or community outbreak of the
				  infectious disease;
(d) additional
				  immunizing agents approved by resolution of the Board of Regents upon
				  recommendation by the commissioner that such additional immunization agents are
				  safe and effective immunization agents for registered professional nurses to
				  administer to patients, pursuant to a non-patient specific order and protocol
				  as prescribed in this section, after consideration of the recommendations of
				  State and/or nationwide authorities that evaluate the effectiveness and safety
				  of immunization agents, including but not limited to the Centers for Disease
				  Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
				  Such additional immunization agents, which are not specifically enumerated in
				  this subparagraph, may be removed by resolution of the Board of Regents, upon
				  recommendation of the commissioner that such immunization agents are not safe
				  and effective immunization agents for registered professional nurses to
				  administer to patients, pursuant to a non-patient specific order and protocol
				  as prescribed in this section, after consideration of the recommendations of
				  State and/or nationwide authorities that evaluate the effectiveness and safety
				  of immunization agents, including but not limited to the Centers for Disease
				  Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;
				  and
(e) vaccines that are fully
				  approved or authorized for emergency use by the federal Food and Drug
				  Administration to provide immunity against COVID-19 and administered in
				  accordance with applicable federal Food and Drug Administration requirements
				  and recommendations.