Bill Text: GA HB1154 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Influenza vaccine; revise definition

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1154 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB1154-Comm_Sub.html

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10 LC 33 3755S

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee offered the following substitute to HB 1154:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to influenza vaccine protocol agreements, so as to revise the definition of "influenza vaccine"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to influenza vaccine protocol agreements, is amended by revising paragraph (4) of subsection (a) as follows:

"(4) 'Influenza vaccine' means a vaccine administered by injection that contains inactivated influenza viruses an inactivated virus administered by injection or a live attenuated virus administered by nasal spray that is prepared for the applicable season and that is administered to produce or increase immunity to the influenza virus; provided, however, that a live attenuated virus shall not be administered pursuant to this Code section to any individual younger than 13 or older than 49 years of age; and provided, further, that a live attenuated virus shall not be administered pursuant to this Code section unless the patient or his or her parent, if a minor, has signed an informed consent that he or she does not have a contraindication to this vaccine. The informed consent form shall list the contraindications to the vaccine."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.