HF 2055: Relating to communicable and infectious diseases, including elimination of specified immunization and vaccination requirements for enrollment in licensed child care centers or elementary and secondary schools, and requiring communication of the risks and recommendations relating to such diseases and immunizations and vaccinations

What it does

This bill relates to communicable and infectious diseases, including elimination of required immunizations and vaccinations prior to enrollment in licensed child care centers or elementary or secondary schools in Iowa.8, which provides that a person shall not be required to receive any specific immunization prior to enrollment in any licensed child care center or elementary or secondary school in Iowa. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to provide information regarding the risks of communicable and infectious diseases and recommendations regarding immunizations, to licensed child care centers, school districts, and local boards to be shared with the parents or legal guardians of minor children enrolled in licensed child care centers or elementary or secondary schools in Iowa.

Lobbying · 0 for, 12 against

Against: Common Good Iowa; Family Planning Council of Iowa; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Association of Rural Health Clinics; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Public Health Association; Iowa State Education Association; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 17, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee