Relating to the provision of covered vaccine information, relating to the federal vaccine adverse event reporting system and the national vaccine injury compensation program

This bill relates to the information that must be provided regarding the limitation of the liability of a manufacturer of a covered vaccine under federal law prior to the administration of a covered vaccine and in any advertisement of the covered vaccine in the state. The bill requires a health care provider who is licensed or authorized to administer covered vaccines, to verbally provide to the patient prior to the administration of a covered vaccine, information regarding the federal vaccine adverse event reporting system and the national vaccine injury compensation program, including information regarding the limitation of the covered vaccine manufacturer’s liability for a vaccine injury related to the vaccine. The bill also requires that any advertisement distributed in the state for a covered vaccine via radio, newspaper, television, internet, or other medium, shall include a statement regarding the limitation of the liability of the manufacturer of the covered vaccine for any vaccine injury related to the covered vaccine under the national vaccine injury compensation program.