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IN HB1069
Bill
Status
4/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Bacon
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AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code to require state educational institution students matriculating to residential campuses to be immunized against meningococcal disease (meningitis) in addition to existing required immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella, effective July 1, 2017.
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Requires immunizations to be conducted according to routine recommendations established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in effect at the time of immunization.
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Mandates state educational institutions provide detailed information on meningococcal disease risks and vaccine availability and effectiveness to students age 18 and older or to parents/guardians of younger students, with required signed certification of information review before July 1, 2018.
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Delays implementation of meningococcal immunization requirement until the first academic term following July 1, 2018, allowing students to matriculate without meningitis vaccination until that date, with this provision expiring July 1, 2019.
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Modifies certificate of immunity requirements to include a signature line confirming compliance with meningococcal disease information notification requirements before July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Immunizations for higher education students. Adds meningitis to the required immunizations a student matriculating to a residential campus of a state educational institution must be immunized against. Specifies that the immunizations must be conducted in accordance with specified federal recommendations. Adds an expiration date to the law requiring a state educational institution to disseminate information concerning the meningococcal disease and immunization and deletes a reference to that requirement. Provides that the new immunization requirements do not take effect until the first academic term following July 1, 2018. Makes conforming and technical changes.
Last Action
Public Law 130
4/24/2017