Full Text of HB4607 96th General Assembly
HB4607 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB4607
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Specifies that the Act also applies to an H1N1 influenza vaccine. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4607 |
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LRB096 13695 ASK 28457 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Mercury-Free Vaccine Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Section 5 as follows: | 6 |
| (410 ILCS 51/5)
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| Sec. 5. Banned mercury-containing vaccines. | 8 |
| (a) Commencing January 1, 2006, a person shall not be | 9 |
| vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine , including, but | 10 |
| not limited to, an H1N1 influenza vaccine, that contains more | 11 |
| than 1.25 micrograms of mercury per dose.
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| (b) Commencing January 1, 2008, no person shall be | 13 |
| vaccinated with a vaccine , including, but not limited to, an | 14 |
| H1N1 influenza vaccine, or injected with any product that | 15 |
| contains, or prior to dilution, had contained as an additive, | 16 |
| any mercury based product, whether at preservative or trace | 17 |
| amount levels.
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| (c) The Department of Public Health shall implement a | 19 |
| policy to distribute,
preferentially, influenza vaccines , | 20 |
| including, but not limited to, an H1N1 influenza vaccine, that | 21 |
| are thimerosal-free or contain only trace
amounts of thimerosal | 22 |
| for the immunization of children under the age of 3
who are | 23 |
| participating in the Vaccines for Children program, provided |
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| that the
supply of influenza vaccines to health care providers | 2 |
| is not impeded by the
exercise of this preference. The | 3 |
| Department shall annually communicate this
policy to the | 4 |
| General Assembly and health care providers.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-614, eff. 1-1-06; 95-409, eff. 1-1-08.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 |
| becoming law.
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