S 8716

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Relates to permitting licensed pharmacists and nurse practitioners to prescribe and order COVID-19 immunizations.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-8716
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Higher Education
Senate in_committee 2026-01-07
Healthcare
Summary

Permits licensed pharmacists and nurse practitioners to prescribe and order COVID-19 immunizations; permits physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to pharmacists for COVID-19 immunizations for patients two years of age and older; permits pharmacists to issue patient specific orders for COVID-19 immunizations for patients two years of age and older.

Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Senate Committee
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