SENATE BILL No. 728

 

 

September 6, 2005, Introduced by Senators HARDIMAN, BIRKHOLZ, VAN WOERKOM, GOSCHKA and GARCIA and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

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

 

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

 

immunization  registry only for immunization purposes or as

 

otherwise authorized by rule under section 9227(2).  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.