HF 2041 (LSB 5458YH (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2041

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to requirements and prohibitions relating to the reporting of vaccine and immunization administration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  139A.8C  Statewide immunization registry and Iowa health information network —— informed consent.
   The department shall require that a health care provider who administers vaccines and immunizations and is required to consult and review or report the administration of vaccines or immunizations to the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network obtain written, informed consent from a patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal guardian, prior to reporting the administration of the vaccine or immunization to the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network. The written, informed consent shall also provide the patient with the option of consenting to the sharing of the patient’s information with any entity with access to the information contained in the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network. The health care provider shall submit a copy of the completed written, informed consent form to the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network. A patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal guardian, may withdraw or amend the written, informed consent at any time. If informed consent is subsequently withdrawn, the patient’s information shall be deleted from the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network database. Only the information regarding the administration of vaccines or immunizations of a patient from whom written, informed consent has been obtained shall be reported to and included in the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network. No information, report, or record relating to a person from whom written, informed consent has not been obtained shall be maintained by the department or included in the statewide immunization registry or Iowa health information network.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the reporting of vaccine and immunization administration to the statewide immunization registry and the Iowa health information network (IHIN). The bill requires the department of health and human services to require that a health care provider who administers vaccines and immunizations and is required to consult and review or report the administration of vaccines or immunizations to the statewide immunization registry or IHIN obtain written, informed consent from a patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal guardian, prior to reporting the administration of the vaccine or immunization to the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. The written, informed consent shall also provide the patient with the option of consenting to the sharing of the patient’s information with any entity with access to the information contained in the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. The health care provider shall submit a copy of the completed written, informed consent form to the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. A patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal guardian, may withdraw or amend the informed consent at any time. If informed consent is subsequently withdrawn, the patient’s information shall be deleted from the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. Additionally, only information regarding the administration of vaccines or immunizations of a patient from whom written, informed consent has been obtained shall be reported to and included in the statewide immunization registry or IHIN. No other information, report, or record relating to a person from whom written, informed consent has not been obtained shall be maintained by the department or included in the statewide immunization registry or IHIN.