Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05137 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5137
66 January Session, 2019
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1010 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF VACCINE PACKAGE
1919 INSERTS AND VACCINE INFORMATION SHEETS TO A CHILD'S
2020 PARENT OR GUARDIAN PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING A VACCINE.
2121 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2222 Assembly convened:
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2424 That the general statutes be amended to require any health care 1
2525 provider administering a vaccine to a child under the age of eighteen 2
2626 to (1) provide the child's parent or guardian with the vaccine package 3
2727 insert and vaccine information sheet prior to administering the 4
2828 vaccine, and (2) when a health care provider will be administering a 5
2929 vaccine after the birth of a child while the child is in the hospital, 6
3030 provide the vaccine package insert and vaccine information sheet at 7
3131 least twenty-four hours prior to administering the vaccine. 8
3232 Statement of Purpose:
3333 To require health care providers to provide all information regarding a
3434 vaccine prior to a child's parent or guardian prior to administering the
3535 vaccine.