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AL HB19
Bill
Status
1/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Chip Brown
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AI Summary
HB19 Summary
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Amends Section 22-8-4 of the Alabama Code to add a parental consent requirement specifically for vaccinations administered to unemancipated minors.
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Maintains existing law allowing minors 14 years or older to consent to medical, dental, and mental health services without parental consent, with the exception of vaccinations.
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Requires that unemancipated minors obtain consent from a parent or legal guardian before receiving any vaccination.
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Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Medical services, consent for health services, prohibit consent by minors to vaccines, Sec. 22-8-4 am'd.
Health Care
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
1/11/2022