S.F. 395 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 139A.8C Vaccination and 1 immunization reporting and tracking —— informed consent. 2 1. Unless otherwise specifically required by law, the 3 department shall not require any person to whom a vaccination 4 or immunization is administered to submit to any form of 5 vaccination or immunization reporting or tracking, including to 6 a statewide, interstate, or federal immunization registry. 7 2. a. The department shall require that a health care 8 provider who administers vaccinations or immunizations and is 9 required to consult and review or report the administration of 10 vaccinations and immunizations to the statewide immunization 11 registry, obtain written, informed consent from a patient, 12 or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s parent or legal 13 guardian, prior to reporting the administration of the 14 vaccination or immunization to the statewide immunization 15 registry. The informed consent shall also provide the patient 16 with the option of consenting to the sharing of the patient’s 17 information with any entity with access to the information 18 included in the statewide immunization registry. The health 19 care provider shall submit a copy of the completed written, 20 informed consent form to the statewide immunization registry. 21 b. A patient, or if the patient is a minor, the patient’s 22 parent or legal guardian, may withdraw or amend the written, 23 informed consent at any time. If informed consent is 24 subsequently withdrawn, the patient’s information shall be 25 deleted from the statewide immunization registry. 26 c. Only the information regarding the administration of a 27 vaccination or immunization of a patient from whom written, 28 informed consent has been obtained shall be reported to 29 and included in the statewide immunization registry. No 30 information, report, or record relating to a patient from 31 whom written, informed consent has not been obtained shall 32 be maintained by the department or included in the statewide 33 immunization registry. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -1- LSB 2490SS (2) 90 pf/rh 1/ 2

S.F. 395 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 This bill relates to vaccination and immunization reporting 3 and tracking. 4 The bill provides that unless otherwise specifically 5 required by law, the department of health and human services 6 (HHS) shall not require any person to whom a vaccination 7 or immunization is administered to submit to any form of 8 vaccination or immunization reporting or tracking, including to 9 a statewide, interstate, or federal immunization registry. 10 The bill requires HHS to require a health care provider 11 who administers vaccinations or immunizations and is required 12 to consult and review or report the administration of 13 vaccinations and immunizations to the statewide immunization 14 registry (registry), to obtain written, informed consent from 15 a patient, or a minor patient’s parent or legal guardian, 16 prior to reporting the administration of the vaccination or 17 immunization. The patient may also choose whether to consent 18 to the sharing of the patient’s information with any entity 19 with access to the information included in the registry. The 20 health care provider shall submit a copy of the completed 21 written, informed consent form to the registry. 22 A patient, or a minor patient’s parent or legal guardian, 23 may withdraw or amend the written, informed consent at any 24 time, and if informed consent is subsequently withdrawn, the 25 patient’s information shall be deleted from the registry. 26 Only information regarding the administration of a 27 vaccination or immunization to a patient who has provided 28 written, informed consent may be reported to the registry; and 29 no information, report, or record relating to a patient from 30 whom written, informed consent has not been obtained shall be 31 maintained by HHS or included in the registry. 32 -2- LSB 2490SS (2) 90 pf/rh 2/ 2