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AL HB437

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/11/2014

Primary Sponsor

April Weaver

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2014

AI Summary

  • Department of Public Health shall develop educational information on pertussis disease and pertussis vaccines, including current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations for parents of newborn infants
  • Educational material shall be regularly updated and made available on the department's website in printable form
  • Hospitals must provide the educational information to parents before discharging a newborn infant during the postpartum period
  • Bill does not require hospitals to provide or pay for pertussis vaccinations
  • Physicians and hospitals are immune from civil and criminal liability for claims directly associated with information produced by the Department of Public Health and disseminated under this act
  • Act becomes effective on the first day of the sixth month following passage and approval by the Governor

Legislative Description

Hospitals, infants, pertussis information, required to provide information to new mothers

Hospitals

Last Action

Indefinitely Postponed

4/1/2014

Committee Referrals

Health2/11/2014

Full Bill Text

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