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Full Text of HB0511  94th General Assembly

HB0511sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 5/13/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 511

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 511 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Mercury-Free Vaccine Act.
 
6     Section 5. Banned mercury-containing vaccines.
7     (a) Commencing January 1, 2006, a person who is knowingly
8 pregnant or who is under 3 years of age shall not be vaccinated
9 with a mercury-containing vaccine that contains more than 1.25
10 micrograms of mercury per dose.
11     (b) Commencing January 1, 2008, (i) a person who is
12 knowingly pregnant or who is under 3 years of age shall not be
13 vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine, and (ii) all
14 other persons shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing
15 vaccine that contains more than 1.25 micrograms of mercury per
16 dose.
17     (c) Commencing January 1, 2010, no person shall be
18 vaccinated or injected with any product that contains, or prior
19 to dilution, had contained as an additive, any mercury based
20 product, whether at preservative or trace amount levels.
 
21     Section 10. Exemption. The Department of Public Health may
22 exempt the use of a vaccine from this Act if the Department
23 finds that an actual or potential bio-terrorist incident or

 

 

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1 other actual or potential public health emergency, including an
2 epidemic or shortage of supply of a vaccine that would prevent
3 children under 3 years of age and knowingly pregnant women from
4 receiving the needed vaccine, makes necessary the
5 administration of a vaccine containing more mercury than the
6 maximum level set forth in subsection (a) or subsection (b) of
7 Section 5 in the case of influenza vaccine. The exemption shall
8 meet all of the following conditions:
9         (1) The exemption shall not be issued for more than 12
10     months.
11         (2) At the end of the effective period of any
12     exemption, the Department may issue another exemption for
13     up to 12 months for the same incident or public health
14     emergency, if the Department makes a determination that any
15     exemption is necessary as set forth in this Section and the
16     Department notifies the legislature and interested parties
17     pursuant to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).
18         (3) Upon issuing an exemption, the Department shall,
19     within 48 hours, notify the legislature about any exemption
20     and about the Department's findings justifying the
21     exemption's approval.
22         (4) Upon request for an exemption, the Department shall
23     notify an interested party, who has expressed his or her
24     interest to the Department in writing, that an exemption
25     request has been made.
26         (5) Upon issuing an exemption, the Department shall,
27     within 7 days, notify an interested party, who has
28     expressed his or her interest to the Department in writing,
29     about any exemption and about the Department's findings
30     justifying the exemption's approval.".