Relating to information to be provided, recorded, and reported by health care providers relative to certain vaccinations, and providing penalties

This bill relates to the requirements established under state and federal law for health care providers administering certain vaccines. §300aa-33(1)), “health profession board”, and “vaccine injury table”. §§300aa-1 to 300aa-34), including provision of the relevant federal vaccine information statement for the vaccine the patient is to receive and verbal information regarding the vaccine adverse events reporting system and the vaccine injury compensation program, prior to the patient receiving the vaccine; the recording of certain required information about the vaccine administered in the patient’s medical record or a permanent office log or file; the documenting and reporting of any adverse event following the vaccination that the patient experiences within eight weeks of administration of the vaccine and that becomes known to the health care provider to the federal vaccine adverse events reporting system; the provision of a copy of the adverse event report to the adult patient or parent or legal representative of a minor patient; and the provision of information by a health care provider to an adult patient or to the parent or legal representative of a minor patient regarding the process to report a health care provider who fails to comply with the requirements of the bill for licensee discipline. The bill provides for disciplinary action by DPH or the respective health profession board and a minimum civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation of the federal health care provider requirements relative to the administration of vaccines specified under the bill.