Senate File 2102 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  KREIMAN


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the mercury content of immunizations.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 5884SS 81
  4 pf/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 135.39B, Code 2005, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    135.39B  EARLY CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS == MERCURY CONTENT.
  1  4    1.  a.  Beginning January 1, 2006, early childhood
  1  5 immunizations administered in this state shall not contain
  1  6 more than trace amounts of mercury.
  1  7    b.  Beginning January 1, 2007, early childhood
  1  8 immunizations for influenza administered in this state and
  1  9 immunizations administered to pregnant or nursing women in
  1 10 this state shall not contain more than trace amounts of
  1 11 mercury.
  1 12    2.  For the purposes of this section:
  1 13    a.  "Early childhood immunizations" means immunizations
  1 14 administered to children under eight years of age, unless
  1 15 otherwise provided in this section.
  1 16    b.  "Trace amounts" means trace amounts as defined by the
  1 17 United States food and drug administration.
  1 18    3.  The prohibition under this section shall not apply to
  1 19 early childhood immunizations for influenza or in times of
  1 20 emergency or epidemic as determined by the director of public
  1 21 health.  If an emergency or epidemic is determined to exist by
  1 22 the director of public health under this subsection, the
  1 23 director of public health shall notify the state board of
  1 24 health, the governor, and the legislative council, and shall
  1 25 notify the public upon request.
  1 26                           EXPLANATION
  1 27    This bill amends provisions relating to the mercury content
  1 28 of immunizations.  The bill eliminates the exception to
  1 29 limitations on mercury content for early childhood
  1 30 immunizations for influenza, and requires that beginning
  1 31 January 1, 2007, early childhood immunizations for influenza,
  1 32 like all other early childhood immunizations administered in
  1 33 the state, contain no more than trace amounts of mercury.  The
  1 34 bill also requires that, beginning January 1, 2007,
  1 35 immunizations administered to pregnant or nursing women in
  2  1 this state shall not contain more than trace amounts of
  2  2 mercury.
  2  3 LSB 5884SS 81
  2  4 pf:nh/je/5