HOUSE BILL No. 5751


     April 22, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Brewer, Schauer, Frank, Hanley, Harder, Murphy, Quarles, Rison, Thomas, Kelly, Schermesser, Tesanovich, DeHart, Prusi, Price, Hood, Parks, Brater, LaForge, Stallworth, Schroer, Profit, Agee, Callahan, Wojno, Hale, Kilpatrick and Bogardus and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding part 92b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                        PART 92B.  ANTHRAX VACCINE

 2         SEC. 9271.  (1) SUBJECT TO SECTION 2253 AND TO 1945 PA 302,

 3    MCL 10.31 TO 10.33, IF THERE IS AN ANTHRAX OUTBREAK IN THIS

 4    STATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OR BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS

 5    FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THE DIRECTOR SHALL ASSURE THAT THE FOLLOWING

 6    INDIVIDUALS HAVE PRIORITY ACCESS TO AVAILABLE ANTHRAX VACCINE:

 7         (A) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

 8         (B) FIREFIGHTERS.

 9         (C) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.






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 1         (2) THE DEPARTMENT AND EACH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL

 2    PROVIDE ANTHRAX VACCINATIONS TO THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED IN

 3    SUBSECTION (1) FREE OF CHARGE.

 4         (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

 5         (A) "EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL" MEANS THAT TERM

 6    AS DEFINED IN SECTION 20904.

 7         (B) "FIREFIGHTER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS EMPLOYED BY OR

 8    WHO VOLUNTEERS WITH AN ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT.

 9         (C) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS 1 OF THE FOLLOWING:

10         (i) A SHERIFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF.

11         (ii) AN OFFICER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF A CITY, VILLAGE,

12    OR TOWNSHIP, OR THE MARSHAL OF A CITY, VILLAGE, OR TOWNSHIP.

13         (iii) AN OFFICER OF THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE.

14         (iv) A CONSERVATION OFFICER.

15         (v) A SECURITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED BY THE STATE PURSUANT TO

16    SECTION 6C OF 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6C.

17         (vi) A MOTOR CARRIER OFFICER APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION

18    6D OF 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6D.

19         (vii) A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER EMPLOYED BY A UNIVERSITY AS

20    AUTHORIZED BY EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:

21         (A) 1965 PA 278, MCL 390.711 TO 390.717.

22         (B) 1990 PA 120, MCL 390.1511 TO 390.1514.

23         (viii) IF AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF A POLITICAL

24    SUBDIVISION, A CONSTABLE OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

25         (ix) A PARK AND RECREATION OFFICER COMMISSIONED PURSUANT TO

26    SECTION 1606 OF PART 16 OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND

27    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1606.



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 1         (D) "ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT" MEANS AN ORGANIZATION OR

 2    DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES A FIRE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITHIN A

 3    MUNICIPALITY AND IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT OF A MUNICIPALITY OR IS A

 4    FIRE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM DESIGNATED BY A MUNICIPALITY PURSU-

 5    ANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THAT MUNICIPALITY.  ORGANIZED FIRE DEPART-

 6    MENT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, A DEPARTMENT OF COUNTY

 7    EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A FIRE SERVICE DELIV-

 8    ERY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRPORT OPERATED BY THE COUNTY OR AN AGENCY OF

 9    THE COUNTY.






































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