Bill Amendment: AZ SB1319 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular

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Bill Title: Influenza vaccinations; committee reference review

Status: 2017-04-17 - Transmit to Senate [SB1319 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2017-SB1319-HOUSE_-_Health_-_Strike_Everything.html

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Fifty-third Legislature                                                         

First Regular Session                                                           

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1319

(Reference to Senate engrossed bill)

 

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 15, to read:

ARTICLE 15.  INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS

START_STATUTE36-799.  Patient assessment; influenza vaccinations; committee of reference review

A.  If the centers for medicare and medicaid services hospital inpatient quality reporting and hospital value‑based purchasing programs retire the offering of the influenza vaccination and assessing the status of patients who are at least sixty‑five years of age from the timely and effective care measure set, the appropriate legislative committee of reference may consider whether a change in state law or rule to continue to require hospitals to assess patients who are at least sixty-five years of age and to offer the influenza vaccination is in the best interest of the public health.

B.  Before the introduction of legislation to require hospitals to assess patients who are at least sixty‑five years of age and to offer the influenza vaccination, the appropriate legislative committee of reference shall consider whether this change in state law or rule is in the best interest of the public health.END_STATUTE"

Amend title to conform

And, as so amended, it do pass

 

HEATHER CARTER

CHAIRMAN

 

1319HEALTH

03/23/2017

10:40 AM

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