House Bill 1236 Summary

• Expands HPV vaccination requirements to apply to all grade 6 students, not just females, including parental notification and written statements about immunization status.

• Requires schools to provide department-prescribed information about HPV, cervical cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, and available vaccines to parents of all grade 6 students by the twentieth school day after the first day of school.

• Mandates schools file written reports with the state department of health stating the number of grade 6 students who have received HPV immunization, have not received it, or whose parents chose not to disclose this information.

• Establishes a state department of health program to provide HPV information to parents and healthcare providers, with an initial goal of achieving 60% immunization rate for grade 6 students by July 1, 2018.

• Requires the department of health to prepare annual reports beginning September 1, 2015, detailing immunization numbers, education efforts, partnerships with agencies and organizations, and future program goals, submitted to the health finance commission and general assembly.