Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB839 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0839
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7	7	SENATE BILL 839
8	8	J1 2lr1498
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10	10	By: Senators Rosapepe and King
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Finance
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Maryland Voluntary COVID–19 Vaccine Passport 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Health to ensure that the 3
21	21	Maryland MyIR Mobile immunization record service meets certain design 4
22	22	requirements for its voluntary use as a vaccine passport for displaying COVID–19 5
23	23	vaccination information on a mobile device; requiring the Department to develop and 6
24	24	implement an outreach and marketing plan to raise awareness of Maryland MyIR 7
25	25	Mobile; and generally relating to the development and awareness of vaccine passport 8
26	26	technology in the State. 9
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28	28	BY adding to 10
29	29	Article – Health – General 11
30	30	Section 18–9A–05 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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37	37	Article – Health – General 17
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39	39	18–9A–05. 18
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41	41	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “MARYLAND MYIR MOBILE” MEANS THE STATE 19
42	42	IMMUNIZATION RECORD SERVICE THAT PROVIDES AN INDIVIDUAL WITH: 20
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44	44	(1) ACCESS TO THE INDIVIDUAL’S OFFICIAL STATE IMMUNIZATION 21
45	45	RECORDS; AND 22
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47	47	(2) THE ABILITY TO VOLUNTARILY AND SECURELY DISPLAY ON AND 23 2 SENATE BILL 839
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50	50	TRANSMIT THROUGH A MOBILE DEVICE PROOF OF THE INDIVIDUAL ’S VACCINATION 1
51	51	FOR COVID–19 USING A SMART HEALTH CARD QR CODE. 2
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53	53	(B) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2022, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSU RE THAT 3
54	54	MARYLAND MYIR MOBILE HAS A DESIGN T HAT: 4
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56	56	(1) ENABLES ITS VOLUNTARY USE AS A VACCINE PASSPOR T FOR 5
57	57	INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK TO DISPLAY PROOF OF THE IR COVID–19 VACCINATION 6
58	58	STATUS ON A MOBILE DEVICE TO ACCESS A VENUE WHERE PROOF OF COVID–19 7
59	59	VACCINATION IS REQUI RED FOR ENTRY; 8
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61	61	(2) USES A MOBILE APPLICA TION THAT IS COMPATI BLE WITH ALL 9
62	62	MOBILE DEVICES IN WI DESPREAD USE , INCLUDING IOS AND ANDROID COMPATIBLE 10
63	63	APPLICATIONS; 11
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65	65	(3) IS ABLE TO AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY A SMART HEALTH CARD 12
66	66	QR CODE IN A WALLET FUNCTION ON ANY MOBILE DEVICE THAT HAS THAT 13
67	67	FUNCTION; 14
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69	69	(4) HAS A SMART HEALTH CARD QR CODE THAT IS VERIFIED AS 15
70	70	VALID UNDER COMMONTRUST NETWORK REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTISTATE 16
71	71	FUNCTIONALITY ; 17
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73	73	(5) IS COMPATIBLE WITH MU LTINATIONAL VACCINE PASSPORT 18
74	74	PLATFORMS ; 19
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76	76	(6) DISPLAYS INFORMATION IN SPANISH AND OTHER LAN GUAGES 20
77	77	COMMONLY USED IN THE STATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; AND 21
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79	79	(7) ENABLES ITS USE BY IN DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 22
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81	81	(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH 23
82	82	AND MARKETING PLAN TO RAISE AWARENESS O F MARYLAND MYIR MOBILE AS A 24
83	83	VOLUNTARY VACCINE PA SSPORT TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY BE USED FOR VERIFYING 25
84	84	PROOF OF COVID–19 VACCINATION STATUS BY AN INDIVIDUAL, A BUSINESS, AND 26
85	85	ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTIT Y IN THE STATE. 27
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87	87	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 28
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