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House Study Bill 559

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 139.9, subsection 2, Code 1997, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  a.  A person shall not be enrolled in any licensed
  1  4 child care center, elementary or secondary school in Iowa
  1  5 without evidence of adequate immunization against diphtheria,
  1  6 pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubeola, and rubella.
  1  7    b.  Evidence of adequate immunization against haemophilus
  1  8 influenza b shall be required prior to enrollment in any
  1  9 licensed child care center.
  1 10    c.  Evidence of hepatitis type B immunization shall be
  1 11 required prior to enrollment in school beyond the elementary
  1 12 grade levels.
  1 13    d.  Immunizations shall be provided according to
  1 14 recommendations provided by the Iowa department of public
  1 15 health subject to the provisions of subsections 3 and 4.
  1 16    Sec. 2.  HEPATITIS TYPE B – PLAN.  The Iowa department of
  1 17 public health shall develop a plan for protecting Iowans
  1 18 against hepatitis type B and requiring that minor children be
  1 19 adequately immunized against hepatitis type B.  The plan shall
  1 20 incorporate the health and religious exemptions in section
  1 21 139.9, subsections 3 and 4.  The plan shall be submitted to
  1 22 the governor and general assembly by October 1, 1998.
  1 23    Sec. 3.  RULES – APPLICABILITY.  Section 1 of this Act,
  1 24 requiring evidence of hepatitis type B immunization, shall
  1 25 first be applicable to enrollments for the 1999-2000 school
  1 26 year.  The Iowa department of public health shall adopt rules
  1 27 on or before October 1, 1998, to implement the provisions of
  1 28 section 1 of this Act.
  1 29    Sec. 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 30 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.  
  1 31                           EXPLANATION
  1 32    This bill relates to hepatitis type B immunizations of
  1 33 children and requires the Iowa department of public health to
  1 34 develop a plan for requiring hepatitis type B immunizations of
  1 35 children.  The plan is to be submitted to the governor and
  2  1 general assembly by October 1, 1998.
  2  2    The bill requires evidence of hepatitis type B immunization
  2  3 for children enrolling in school beyond the elementary grade
  2  4 levels.  The requirement is first applicable to children
  2  5 enrolling for the 1999-2000 school year.  Existing provisions
  2  6 for health and religious exemptions are applicable.
  2  7    The bill takes effect upon enactment.  
  2  8 LSB 3405HC 77
  2  9 jp/jl/8
     

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