71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 3339
 
Sponsored by Representative KRUSE
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to vaccine shortages.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
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  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
 
 
 
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implementation of the Oregon Vaccine Education and Prioritization
Plan established by section 2 of this 2001 Act. + }
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Passed by House May 22, 2001
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate June 8, 2001
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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