Amendment H-1106 to HF 547

Filed February 23, 2021 in the House by

What it changes

1. Page 1, line 3, after “registry ——” by inserting “informed consent ——”
2. Page 1, after line 8 by inserting: “___. a. A health professional required to be licensed under this chapter who is authorized to administer a vaccination or immunization and is required to report the administration of vaccines and immunizations to the statewide immunization registry shall obtain written informed consent from a patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal guardian, prior to reporting the administration of the vaccine or immunization to the registry. b. The written informed consent shall also provide the patient with the option of consenting to the sharing of the patient’s information with any entity with access to the information contained in the registry. c. The health professional shall submit a copy of the completed written informed consent form to the registry. d. A patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal guardian, may withdraw or amend the written informed consent at any time. If informed consent is subsequently withdrawn, the patient’s information shall be deleted from the registry database. e. Only the information regarding the administration of vaccines or immunizations of a patient from whom written informed consent has been obtained shall be reported to and included in the registry. f. No information, report, or record relating to a patient from whom written informed consent has not been obtained shall be maintained by the department or included in the registry.”
3. Page 1, line 23, after “IMMUNIZATIONS” by inserting “AND OBTAINING OF INFORMED CONSENT”
4. Title page, line 3, after “registry” by inserting “and the obtaining of informed consent”
5. By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book