SB-0728, As Passed Senate, February 2, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 728

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending sections 9201, 9204, 9207, and 9227 (MCL 333.9201,

333.9204, 333.9207, and 333.9227), sections 9201 and 9227 as

amended and section 9207 as added by 1996 PA 540.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 9201. (1) As used in this part:

     (a) "Camping" means attendance at a residential, day, troop,

or travel camp conducted for more than 4 school-age children, apart

from their parents, guardians, or persons in loco parentis for 5 or

more days or parts of days in a 14-day period.

     (b) "Immunizing agent" means a vaccine, antibody preparation,

or other substance used to increase an individual's immunity to a

disease or infectious agent.

     (c) "Infectious agent" means that term as defined in R

325.9031 of the Michigan administrative code.

     (d) "Registry" means the childhood immunization registry or

Michigan care improvement registry established under section 9207.

     (2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and

principles of construction applicable to all articles in this code.

     Sec. 9204. A health professional other than a physician may

administer an immunizing agent  when authorized by a local health

department and when  as long as the agent is being administered

under the direction of a physician.

     Sec. 9207. (1) The department shall establish a registry, to

be known as the "childhood immunization registry", to record

information regarding immunizations performed under this part.

Beginning after the effective date of the amendatory act that added

section 9227(2), the "childhood immunization registry" shall be

known as the "Michigan care improvement registry". The department

shall enter information received under sections 2821 and 9206 in

the registry.

     (2) The information contained in the  childhood immunization

registry is subject to the confidentiality and disclosure

requirements of  this section and sections 2637 and 2888 and to

the rules promulgated under section 9227. The department may access

the information contained in the  childhood immunization registry

when necessary to fulfill its duties under this  part  code.

     (3) The department shall use the information in the childhood

immunization registry only for immunization purposes. The

department shall delete information in the childhood immunization

registry pertaining to an individual child immediately upon the

child reaching the age of 20.

     Sec. 9227. (1) The department shall promulgate rules to

implement this part, including, but not limited to, rules governing

all of the following:

     (a) Age periods for immunizations.

     (b) The minimum ages at which immunization may be commenced.

     (c) The minimum number of doses required during a specified

time period.

     (d) Minimum levels of immunization for children in school.

     (e) Reporting under section 9206(3).

     (f) The acquisition, maintenance, and dissemination of

information contained in the  childhood immunization registry

established under section 9207.

     (2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the

expansion of the registry to include the reporting and recording of

additional information such as lead screening performed on

children.