Public Act 094-0614
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Public Act 094-0614 |
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Mercury-Free Vaccine Act.
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Section 5. Banned mercury-containing vaccines. | ||||
(a) Commencing January 1, 2006, a person shall not be | ||||
vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine that contains | ||||
more than 1.25 micrograms of mercury per dose.
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(b) Commencing January 1, 2008, no person shall be | ||||
vaccinated with a vaccine or injected with any product that | ||||
contains, or prior to dilution, had contained as an additive, | ||||
any mercury based product, whether at preservative or trace | ||||
amount levels. | ||||
Section 10. Exemption. The Department of Public Health may | ||||
exempt the use of a vaccine from this Act if the Department | ||||
finds that an actual or potential bio-terrorist incident or | ||||
other actual or potential public health emergency, including an | ||||
epidemic or shortage of supply of a vaccine at a reasonable | ||||
cost that would prevent a person from receiving the needed | ||||
vaccine, makes necessary the administration of a vaccine | ||||
containing more mercury than the maximum level set forth in | ||||
subsection (a) or subsection (b) of Section 5 in the case of | ||||
influenza vaccine. The exemption shall meet all of the | ||||
following conditions: | ||||
(1) The exemption shall not be issued for more than 12 | ||||
months. | ||||
(2) At the end of the effective period of any | ||||
exemption, the Department may issue another exemption for | ||||
up to 12 months for the same incident or public health | ||||
emergency, if the Department makes a determination that any |
exemption is necessary as set forth in this Section and the | ||
Department notifies the legislature and interested parties | ||
pursuant to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5). | ||
(3) Upon issuing an exemption, the Department shall, | ||
within 48 hours, notify the legislature about any exemption | ||
and about the Department's findings justifying the | ||
exemption's approval. | ||
(4) Upon request for an exemption, the Department shall | ||
notify an interested party, who has expressed his or her | ||
interest to the Department in writing, that an exemption | ||
request has been made. | ||
(5) Upon issuing an exemption, the Department shall, | ||
within 7 days, notify an interested party, who has | ||
expressed his or her interest to the Department in writing, | ||
about any exemption and about the Department's findings | ||
justifying the exemption's approval.
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