MS HB1068 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 41-88-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The State Department Of Health From Requiring Health Care Providers Or Health Care Facilities To Administer Vaccinations For Hepatitis B To All Newborns At Birth Or Before Discharge From The Hospital; To Prohibit Health Care Providers And Health Care Facilities From Administering A Vaccination For Hepatitis B To A Newborn At Birth Or Before Discharge From The Hospital Unless The Parent Or Parents Of The Newborn Request The Administration Of The Vaccine To The Newborn; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Newborns; prohibit administration of Hepatitis B vaccination to at birth unless parents request.

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-31HouseDied In Committee
2017-01-16HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services

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