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IN HB1398

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/22/2013

Primary Sponsor

Cindy Kirchhofer

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires children entering grade 6 to receive a meningitis immunization and children entering grade 11 to receive an additional meningitis booster immunization
  • Authorizes the Indiana State Department of Health to adopt rules changing the meningitis immunization schedule to align with federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations
  • Removes meningitis from the list of immunizations that the state health department must establish through rulemaking, instead placing the requirement directly in statute
  • Takes effect July 1, 2013

Legislative Description

Meningitis immunizations.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

1/22/2013

Committee Referrals

Public Health1/22/2013

Full Bill Text

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