House File 769 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 769 BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 632) A BILL FOR An Act relating to information to be provided, recorded, and 1 reported by health care providers and health professionals 2 relative to vaccinations and immunizations, and providing 3 for licensee discipline. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2323HV (3) 89 pf/rh

H.F. 769 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.39E Vaccinations —— health care 1 provider requirements. 2 1. For the purposes of this section, “health care provider” 3 means any licensed health care professional, organization, or 4 institution, whether public or private, including federal, 5 state, and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, 6 under whose authority a licensed or emergency use vaccine is 7 administered. 8 2. A health care provider shall comply with the requirements 9 of 42 U.S.C. §300aa-25 and 42 U.S.C. §300aa-26, including that 10 the health care provider shall document any adverse event 11 following the vaccination that the patient experiences within 12 eight weeks post-administration and that becomes known to 13 the health care provider, submit the report to the federal 14 food and drug administration vaccine adverse event reporting 15 system, and provide the adult patient, or the parent or legal 16 representative of a minor patient, with a copy of the report. 17 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 147.163 Administration of vaccines and 18 immunizations —— required reporting to statewide immunization 19 registry —— licensee discipline. 20 1. A health professional required to be licensed under 21 this chapter who is authorized to administer a vaccination 22 or immunization shall become an enrolled user and report the 23 administration of vaccines and immunizations to the statewide 24 immunization registry. 25 2. For the purposes of this section: 26 a. “Enrolled user ” means a user of the registry who has 27 completed an enrollment form that specifies the conditions 28 under which the registry can be accessed and who has been 29 issued an identification code and password by the department. 30 b. “Statewide immunization registry” or “registry” means 31 the database and file server maintained by the department as 32 well as the software application that allows enrolled users to 33 exchange immunization or health screening records. 34 3. A health professional who violates this section is 35 -1- LSB 2323HV (3) 89 pf/rh 1/ 2

H.F. 769 subject to licensee discipline pursuant to section 147.55. 1 Sec. 3. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor may 2 designate section 147.163, as enacted in this Act, as a new 3 subchapter within chapter 147, entitled “REQUIRED REPORTING OF 4 ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATIONS”. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill relates to the requirements for health care 9 providers and health professionals who administer vaccinations 10 and immunizations. 11 The bill requires all health care providers to comply with 12 the federal requirements applicable to health care providers 13 who administer vaccines, including documenting and reporting 14 any adverse event following the vaccination that the patient 15 experiences within eight weeks post-administration and that 16 becomes known to the health care provider to the federal food 17 and drug administration vaccine adverse event reporting system; 18 and providing to an adult patient, or the parent or legal 19 representative of a minor patient, a copy of the report. 20 The bill also requires all licensed health professionals 21 authorized to administer vaccinations or immunizations to be 22 enrolled users of the statewide immunization registry and 23 report such administration to the statewide immunization 24 registry. A health professional who violates this provision is 25 subject to licensee discipline. 26 -2- LSB 2323HV (3) 89 pf/rh 2/ 2