71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2012
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         Senate Bill 482
                  Ordered by the House June 11
  Including Senate Amendments dated May 10 and House Amendments
                          dated June 11
 
Sponsored by Senator CARTER, Representative LOWE; Senators
  CLARNO, MESSERLE (at the request of American Liver Foundation)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Requires Health Division to formulate plan for immunization
against hepatitis A and pneumococcal conjugate for entry into
school and school-based day care. { +  Prohibits division from
purchasing or distributing pediatric vaccine necessary for school
entry immunization if vaccine contains thimerosal except in
limited circumstances. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to school entry immunizations.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + The Health Division of the Department of Human
Services, in consultation with members of the medical community,
educators and county health departments, shall formulate a plan
to be implemented by July 1, 2006, to include hepatitis A and
pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in the immunization requirements
for entry into school and school-based day care in Oregon. The
Health Division shall report the plan to the appropriate
health-related interim committee prior to the beginning of the
Seventy-second Legislative Assembly. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The Health Division may not purchase or
distribute a pediatric vaccine necessary for school entry
immunization requirements if the vaccine contains thimerosal,
unless thimerosal is detectable only in trace amounts or no other
vaccine for the same purpose is commercially available in a form
that does not contain thimerosal. The division may purchase and
distribute a pediatric vaccine that contains thimerosal if no
other vaccine for the same purpose is commercially available in a
form that does not contain thimerosal. + }
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