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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.146 FIRST RESPONDER
1 2 VACCINATION PROGRAM.
1 3 1. In the event that federal funding as specified in
1 4 subsection 4 is received, the department shall offer a
1 5 vaccination program for first responders who may be exposed to
1 6 infectious diseases when deployed to disaster locations. For
1 7 purposes of this section, "first responder" means state and
1 8 local law enforcement personnel, fire department personnel,
1 9 and emergency medical personnel who will be deployed to sites
1 10 of bioterrorism attacks, terrorist attacks, catastrophic or
1 11 natural disasters, and other disasters. The vaccinations
1 12 shall include, but not be limited to, vaccinations for
1 13 hepatitis B, diphtheria-tetanus, influenza, and other
1 14 vaccinations when recommended by the United States public
1 15 health service and in accordance with federal emergency
1 16 management agency policy. Immune globulin will be made
1 17 available when necessary.
1 18 2. Participation in the vaccination program shall be
1 19 voluntary, except for first responders who are classified as
1 20 having occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens as
1 21 defined by the occupational safety and health administration
1 22 standard contained in 29 C.F.R. } 1910.1030. First responders
1 23 who are so classified shall be required to receive the
1 24 vaccinations as described in subsection 1. A first responder
1 25 shall be exempt from this requirement, however, when a written
1 26 statement from a licensed physician is presented indicating
1 27 that a vaccine is medically contraindicated for that person or
1 28 the first responder signs a written statement that the
1 29 administration of a vaccination conflicts with religious
1 30 tenets.
1 31 3. The department shall establish first responder
1 32 notification procedures regarding the existence of the program
1 33 by rule, and shall develop, and distribute to first
1 34 responders, educational materials on methods of preventing
1 35 exposure to infectious diseases. In administering the
2 1 program, the department may contract with county and local
2 2 health departments, not-for-profit home health care agencies,
2 3 hospitals, and physicians.
2 4 4. The establishment and continued operation of the
2 5 program shall be conditioned upon the initial and continued
2 6 receipt of federal funding or federal grants for administering
2 7 first responder vaccinations.
2 8 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 9 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
2 10 EXPLANATION
2 11 This bill provides for the establishment of a vaccination
2 12 program for first responders.
2 13 The bill provides that if federal funds or grants to
2 14 administer the program are received by the Iowa department of
2 15 public health, the department shall offer a vaccination
2 16 program for first responders who may be exposed to infectious
2 17 diseases when deployed to disaster locations. The bill
2 18 provides that for the purposes of the vaccination program,
2 19 "first responder" is defined as including state and local law
2 20 enforcement personnel, fire department personnel, and
2 21 emergency medical personnel who will be deployed to sites of
2 22 bioterrorism attacks, terrorist attacks, catastrophic or
2 23 natural disasters, and other disasters. The bill provides
2 24 that vaccinations to be administered under the program
2 25 include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B, diphtheria-
2 26 tetanus, influenza, and other vaccinations recommended by the
2 27 United States public health service and in accordance with
2 28 federal emergency management agency policy. The bill provides
2 29 that immune globulin will be made available when necessary.
2 30 The bill provides that the program shall be voluntary,
2 31 except for first responders who are classified as having
2 32 occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens as defined by
2 33 the occupational safety and health administration standard
2 34 contained in 29 C.F.R. } 1910.1030. The bill provides such
2 35 individuals shall be required to receive the designated
3 1 vaccinations unless exempt. The bill provides that a first
3 2 responder shall be exempt when a written statement from a
3 3 licensed physician is presented indicating that a vaccine is
3 4 medically contraindicated for that person or the first
3 5 responder signs a written statement that the administration of
3 6 a vaccination conflicts with religious tenets.
3 7 The bill provides that the department shall establish first
3 8 responder notification procedures regarding the existence of
3 9 the program by rule, and shall develop and distribute
3 10 educational materials on methods of preventing exposure to
3 11 infectious diseases. The bill provides that the department
3 12 may contract with county and local health departments, not-
3 13 for-profit home health care agencies, hospitals, and
3 14 physicians in administering the program.
3 15 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
3 16 LSB 5951SV 80
3 17 rn/pj/5
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