House File 2041 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2041 BY SHIPLEY A BILL FOR An Act relating to requirements and prohibitions relating to 1 the reporting of vaccine and immunization administration. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5458YH (1) 90 pf/ko

H.F. 2041 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 139A.8C Statewide immunization 1 registry and Iowa health information network —— informed consent. 2 The department shall require that a health care provider 3 who administers vaccines and immunizations and is required to 4 consult and review or report the administration of vaccines 5 or immunizations to the statewide immunization registry or 6 Iowa health information network obtain written, informed 7 consent from a patient, or if the patient is a minor, the 8 patient’s parent or legal guardian, prior to reporting the 9 administration of the vaccine or immunization to the statewide 10 immunization registry or Iowa health information network. 11 The written, informed consent shall also provide the patient 12 with the option of consenting to the sharing of the patient’s 13 information with any entity with access to the information 14 contained in the statewide immunization registry or Iowa 15 health information network. The health care provider shall 16 submit a copy of the completed written, informed consent 17 form to the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health 18 information network. A patient, or if the patient is a minor, 19 the patient’s parent or legal guardian, may withdraw or amend 20 the written, informed consent at any time. If informed consent 21 is subsequently withdrawn, the patient’s information shall be 22 deleted from the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health 23 information network database. Only the information regarding 24 the administration of vaccines or immunizations of a patient 25 from whom written, informed consent has been obtained shall be 26 reported to and included in the statewide immunization registry 27 or Iowa health information network. No information, report, or 28 record relating to a person from whom written, informed consent 29 has not been obtained shall be maintained by the department or 30 included in the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health 31 information network. 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 5458YH (1) 90 pf/ko 1/ 2

H.F. 2041 This bill relates to the reporting of vaccine and 1 immunization administration to the statewide immunization 2 registry and the Iowa health information network (IHIN). The 3 bill requires the department of health and human services to 4 require that a health care provider who administers vaccines 5 and immunizations and is required to consult and review or 6 report the administration of vaccines or immunizations to 7 the statewide immunization registry or IHIN obtain written, 8 informed consent from a patient, or if the patient is a minor, 9 the patient’s parent or legal guardian, prior to reporting the 10 administration of the vaccine or immunization to the statewide 11 immunization registry or IHIN. The written, informed consent 12 shall also provide the patient with the option of consenting 13 to the sharing of the patient’s information with any entity 14 with access to the information contained in the statewide 15 immunization registry or IHIN. The health care provider shall 16 submit a copy of the completed written, informed consent form 17 to the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. A patient, 18 or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal 19 guardian, may withdraw or amend the informed consent at any 20 time. If informed consent is subsequently withdrawn, the 21 patient’s information shall be deleted from the statewide 22 immunization registry or IHIN. Additionally, only information 23 regarding the administration of vaccines or immunizations of a 24 patient from whom written, informed consent has been obtained 25 shall be reported to and included in the statewide immunization 26 registry or IHIN. No other information, report, or record 27 relating to a person from whom written, informed consent has 28 not been obtained shall be maintained by the department or 29 included in the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. 30 -2- LSB 5458YH (1) 90 pf/ko 2/ 2