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GA HB1081
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/24/2014
Primary Sponsor
James Shaw
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AI Summary
- Expands Georgia's existing influenza-only vaccine protocol agreements to cover a broader range of vaccines, including hepatitis A and B, herpes zoster, meningococcal disease, measles/mumps/rubella, pneumococcal disease, tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, and varicella
- Authorizes pharmacists and nurses to administer these additional vaccines pursuant to written vaccine protocol agreements signed with a physician, provided the physician is registered with the Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services
- Prohibits pharmacists or nurses from administering influenza vaccines to children under 13 or any other vaccine types to children under 18 without an individual physician prescription, and bans live attenuated virus vaccines for children under 13
- Limits physicians to vaccine protocol agreements with no more than 10 pharmacists or nurses at one time, unless the providers are in the same public health district and employed by the same corporate entity
- Shields compliant physicians from criminal or civil liability for entering into vaccine protocol agreements or for the acts or omissions of pharmacists or nurses operating under those agreements
Legislative Description
Physicians; authorize administration of vaccines by pharmacists or nurses pursuant to vaccine protocol agreements with physicians; provisions
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/26/2014
Full Bill Text
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