A 9117: Permits licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain immunizations, medicines, drugs or therapeutic devices to the extent permitted by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of education and the commissioner of health.
What A 9117 does, verified May 7, 2026
The bill aims to permit licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain immunizations, medicines, drugs, or therapeutic devices within their lawful scope of practice. This expansion of a pharmacist's authority is contingent upon rules and regulations promulgated by the state's commissioner and the commissioner of health. The bill takes effect three months after it becomes a law and allows the state education department and the department of health to implement the new regulations immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9117
- What is the current status of A 9117?
- As of May 7, 2026, A 9117 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 9117 pass?
- Not yet. A 9117 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9117, and where is it now?
- A 9117 was authored by Asm. Amy Paulin with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Sep. 26, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, September 26, 2025 · 223 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9117 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting licensed pharmacists to prescribe and order certain immunizations, medicines, drugs or therapeutic devices The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6801 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. A licensed pharmacist within their lawful scope of practice may 4 prescribe and order immunizations, medicines, drugs or therapeutic 5 devices to the extent permitted by rules and regulations promulgated by 6 the commissioner and the commissioner of health. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect three months after it shall have 8 become a law. Effective immediately, the state education department and 9 the department of health are authorized to promulgate, amend and/or 10 repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 11 section one of this act on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13748-01-5
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