71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 3339
 
LC 3573/HB 3339-1
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 3339
 
           By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY
 
                             May 17
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 4 through 29 and
delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added
to and made a part of ORS 433.001 to 433.045. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) As used in this section,
'vaccine' includes vaccines, immune products and
chemoprophylactic medications.
  ' (2) When the State Health Officer of the Health Division
determines that there is clear evidence that adverse and
avoidable health outcomes from a preventable and acute
communicable disease are expected to affect identifiable
categories of high-risk individuals throughout Oregon and that
assistance with the administration of vaccine is warranted due to
a vaccine shortage to protect or treat such individuals, the
health officer shall implement the Oregon Vaccine Education and
Prioritization Plan as provided in subsection (3) of this
section.
  ' (3) The Health Division shall develop and adopt by rule the
Oregon Vaccine Education and Prioritization Plan to protect the
public health during a vaccine shortage. The plan shall consist
of:
  ' (a) Guidelines for physicians, nurses, hospitals, health
systems, pharmacies and others that hold vaccines for the
distribution and administration of vaccines. The guidelines shall
include, but are not limited to, a definition of high-risk groups
for priority protection or treatment in the event a vaccine
shortage is imminent;
  ' (b) Rules for imposing a civil penalty of $500 against
persons who knowingly violate the guidelines for each repeat
violation of the guidelines; and
  ' (c) Procedures for:
  ' (A) Mobilizing public and private health resources to assist
in vaccine distribution and administration; and
  ' (B) Notifying health professional regulatory boards and
licensing authorities of repeated violations of the guidelines by
health professionals regulated by the board or licensed by the
authority. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + By March 1, 2003, the State Health
Officer of the Health Division of the Department of Human
Services shall report to the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly
on the development, use and any problems encountered in the
implementation of the Oregon Vaccine Education and Prioritization
Plan established by section 2 of this 2001 Act. + } ' .
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