TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1177 by Nelson (Relating to health care facilities' adoption of a policy on vaccine preventable diseases.), As Introduced |
The bill would add a new chapter to the Health and Safety Code that would require health care facilities to develop and implement policies related to employee immunizations, in order to protect patients from vaccine-preventable diseases. It would permit exemptions for medical reasons and reasons of conscience. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The Department of State Health Services indicates that implementation of the provisions of the bill would have no fiscal impact.
Source Agencies: | 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, MB, VJC, NB
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