Bill Text: IA HF2099 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to administration of the meningococcal vaccine by a licensed pharmacist.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-24 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 145. [HF2099 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2099-Introduced.html
House File 2099 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WINCKLER A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to administration of the meningococcal vaccine 2 by a licensed pharmacist. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5468YH (1) 87 pf/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 155A.44, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 1 2 2018, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 a. Vaccination and immunization of patients ages six 1 4 years through seventeen years shall be limited to vaccines or 1 5 immunizations for influenza, meningococcal disease, and other 1 6 emergency immunizations or vaccines in response to a public 1 7 health emergency. 1 8 EXPLANATION 1 9 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 10 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 11 This bill authorizes a licensed pharmacist, in accordance 1 12 with rules adopted by the board of pharmacy, to administer, in 1 13 addition to the vaccines or immunizations for influenza and 1 14 other emergency immunizations or vaccines in response to a 1 15 public health emergency, the immunization against meningococcal 1 16 disease to patients ages six through seventeen. By reference 1 17 under the bill, patients ages 18 years and older may also 1 18 receive these same vaccinations or immunizations administered 1 19 by a licensed pharmacist. Code section 139A.8, immunization of 1 20 children, prohibits a person from being enrolled in school in 1 21 the seventh grade or twelfth grade in Iowa without evidence of 1 22 adequate immunization against meningococcal disease. LSB 5468YH (1) 87 pf/rh
