February 21, 2001
HOUSE BILL No. 1994
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DIGEST OF HB 1994
(Updated February 20, 2001 1:15 PM - DI 77)
Citations Affected: IC 20-8.1.
Synopsis: Chicken pox immunizations. Adds chicken pox to the list of
required immunizations for a child residing in Indiana.
Effective: July 1, 2001.
Crosby, Dillon, Budak, Brown C
,
Porter
January 17, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
February 20, 2001, reported _ Do Pass.
February 21, 2001
First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1994
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-8.1-7-9.5; (01)HB1994.1.1. -->
SECTION 1.
IC 20-8.1-7-9.5
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.231-1999,
SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 9.5. (a) Every child residing in Indiana shall be
immunized against:
(1) diphtheria;
(2) pertussis (whooping cough);
(3) tetanus;
(4) measles;
(5) rubella;
(6) poliomyelitis;
and
(7) mumps;
and
(8) chicken pox.
(b) Every child residing in Indiana who enters kindergarten or grade
1 shall be immunized against hepatitis B.
(c) The state department of health may expand or otherwise modify
the list of communicable diseases that require documentation of
immunity as medical information becomes available that would warrant
the expansion or modification in the interest of public health.
(d) The state department of health shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2
specifying the:
(1) required immunizations;
(2) child's age for administering each vaccine;
(3) adequately immunizing doses; and
(4) method of documentation of proof of immunity.
(e) Each school shall notify each parent of a child who enrolls in the
school of the requirement that the child must be immunized and that
the immunization is required for the child's continued enrollment,
attendance, or residence at the school unless:
(1) the parent or child provides the appropriate documentation of
immunity; or
(2) section 2 or 2.5 of this chapter applies.
SOURCE: IC 20-8.1-7-11; (01)HB1994.1.2. -->
SECTION 2.
IC 20-8.1-7-11
IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 11. (a) Not later than
sixty (60) days after the enrollment of children for the first time and
when additional immunizations are required by statute or rule, each
school shall file a written report with the state department of health and
the local health department having jurisdiction. The report shall include
the following:
(1) A statement of the number of children who have demonstrated
immunity against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus,
measles, rubella, poliomyelitis, mumps,
and hepatitis B,
and
chicken pox.
(2) A statement of the number of children who have not
demonstrated immunity against the illnesses listed in subdivision
(1).
(3) A statement of the number of children who have been found
positive for sickle cell anemia and lead poisoning.
(b) The state department of health and the local health department
shall, for good cause shown that there exists a substantial threat to the
health and safety of a student or the school community, be able to
validate immunization reports by onsite reviews or examinations of
nonidentifying immunization record data. This section does not
independently authorize the state department of health, a local
department of health, or an agent of the state or local department of
health to have access to identifying medical or academic record data of
individual students attending nonaccredited nonpublic schools.
(c) A report shall also be filed for each child who enrolls subsequent
to the filing of the report for children who enrolled at the beginning of
the school year. The state department of health shall have exclusive
power to adopt rules for the administration of this section.