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MS HB414
Bill
Status
1/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
Becky Currie
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 41-88-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, to prohibit the State Department of Health from requiring health care providers or facilities to administer Hepatitis B vaccinations to all newborns at birth or before hospital discharge.
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Prohibits health care providers and facilities from administering Hepatitis B vaccines to newborns at birth or before discharge unless parents or guardians specifically request the vaccination.
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Maintains existing requirements that the State Department of Health ensure children receive appropriate immunizations according to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations, excluding the newborn Hepatitis B vaccine requirement.
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Effective July 1, 2018.
Legislative Description
Newborns; prohibit administration of Hepatitis B vaccination to at birth unless parents request.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018