Bill Text: IA HSB147 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for requiring pharmacies and pharmacists to report immunizations or vaccinations to the statewide immunization registry.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - 2:30PM; House Lounge Human Resources. [HSB147 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB147-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
147
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MILLER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
pharmacies
and
pharmacists
to
report
1
immunizations
or
vaccinations
to
the
statewide
immunization
2
registry.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.45
Reporting
immunizations
to
1
registry.
2
1.
A
pharmacy
that
administers
vaccines
pursuant
to
section
3
155A.44,
subsection
4,
shall
directly
report
any
immunization
4
or
vaccine
administration
to
the
statewide
immunization
5
registry
within
thirty
days
following
the
administration
of
the
6
immunization
or
vaccine.
7
2.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
8
requirements
of
this
section.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
155A.44,
subsection
3,
Code
2015,
is
amended
10
to
read
as
follows:
11
3.
Prior
to
the
administration
of
a
vaccination
or
12
immunization
authorized
by
subsection
4
,
paragraph
“b”
,
13
subparagraphs
(2)
through
(4),
pursuant
to
the
required
14
protocols,
a
licensed
pharmacist
shall
consult
and
review
the
15
statewide
immunization
registry
or
health
information
network.
16
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
requiring
the
reporting
of
the
17
administration
of
vaccines
and
immunizations
authorized
by
18
subsection
4
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(2)
through
(4),
to
19
a
patient’s
primary
health
care
provider,
primary
physician,
20
and
a
the
statewide
immunization
registry
or
health
information
21
network
as
provided
in
section
135.45
.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
requires
a
pharmacy
administering
vaccines
or
26
immunizations,
including
certain
vaccines
and
immunizations
27
of
patients
six
through
17
years
of
age,
to
report
the
28
administration
of
that
immunization
or
vaccine
directly
to
the
29
statewide
immunization
registry
within
30
days
following
the
30
administration
of
the
vaccine.
The
bill
also
makes
changes
in
31
the
pharmacy
Code
chapter
to
reflect
the
mandatory
reporting
32
requirement.
33
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
public
health
to
adopt
34
rules
to
implement
the
reporting
requirement.
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