Health: immunizations; access to the Michigan care improvement registry; restrict and expand the registry to include the reporting of adverse events resulting from immunizing agents. Amends secs. 9206 & 9227 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9206 & 333.9227).
Impact
The bill establishes clear reporting requirements for health care providers regarding immunizations administered to minors. Providers must report each immunization to the state, except when parents or guardians submit a written objection to such reporting. This aims to create a comprehensive registry of immunization data that will significantly inform public health strategies and foster improved health outcomes among children, while attempting to balance parental rights concerning medical information about minors.
Summary
Senate Bill 624 seeks to amend the Public Health Code of Michigan (1978 PA 368) by modifying sections that govern immunizations. This legislation mandates health care providers to offer a written immunization certificate to individuals accompanying minors receiving immunizing agents. Importantly, starting January 1, 2024, these certificates will also need to include information regarding any lead poisoning tests conducted on the child. The intent is to enhance the information captured about childhood immunizations while also increasing awareness of potential lead exposure, which can be detrimental to health.
Contention
Notably, SB 624 also introduces provisions for the reporting of adverse events resulting from immunizations, effective December 31, 2024. This includes detailed requirements for health care providers to document incidents such as patient age, symptoms, and the nature of the immunizing agent linked to any adverse effects. Critics of this legislation might raise concerns about the implications of mandatory reporting on parental choice, implications for health care providers, and the potential for increased scrutiny or liability in case of adverse reactions. The debate could also encompass broader issues of public trust in vaccines and the health care system.
Health: immunizations; access to the Michigan care improvement registry; restrict and expand the registry to include the reporting of adverse events resulting from immunizing agents. Amends secs. 9206 & 9227 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9206 & 333.9227).
Health: immunizations; grade requirement for certain immunization records; modify in the public health code and require department to adopt the immunization schedule recommended by the federal centers for disease control and prevention. Amends secs. 9208 & 9227 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9208 & 333.9227). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0877'24, SB 0876'24
Health: immunizations; hepatitis B vaccinations for children; prohibit department from requiring under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 9227 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9227). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4078'23
Health: screening; certificate of immunization; require department of health and human services to update to indicate whether minor has been tested for lead poisoning. Amends sec. 9206 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9206). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0031'23
Health: immunizations; promulgation of certain rules and regulations that are more stringent than the vaccination exemptions provided in statute and that exclude individuals from school as a disease control measure; prohibit. Amends secs. 9215 & 9227 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9215 & 333.9227) & adds sec. 5115a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4553'25
Health: screening; screening minors for lead poisoning; require at intervals determined by the department of health and human services by rule, and require documentation of screening in certificate of immunization. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 5474d. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4200'23
Health occupations: pharmacists; pharmacists to order and administer certain vaccines and laboratory tests and dispense drugs under certain circumstances; allow. Amends secs. 9204, 9206, 17703, 17707, 17708, 17713, 17751 & 17757 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.9204 et seq.) & adds secs. 17724 & 17724a.
Health: immunizations; exemptions to immunization requirements; modify to require the use of forms created by the department. Amends sec. 9215 of 1978 of 368 (MCL 333.9215). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6206'24
Prohibits healthcare entities from interfering with a patient's right to choose to obtain a clinician-administered drug from their provider or pharmacy of choice.