The bill would require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to establish a process for a first responder or an immediate family member to access the immunization information of a first responder.
The bill would require consent for inclusion in the immunization registry to be provided once and authorize the individual's immunization records to be maintained in the registry unless consent is withdrawn.
The bill would require DSHS to maintain information collected on administrations of immunizations and medications for disasters and emergencies for seven years. The bill would require DSHS to make at least two attempts to provide notice that an individual's disaster-related immunization records would be removed from the immunization registry prior to the expiration of the seven-year period unless consent is provided for continued inclusion.
The bill would require DSHS to have employers affirm that a first responder is currently employed by them prior to receiving access to the first responder's immunization history.
The bill would require DSHS to develop and maintain a secure internet portal through which an individual or the individual's legally authorized representative could request to exclude the individual's immunization records from the immunization registry.
The bill would repeal the requirement that DSHS contact individuals twice at 18 years of age and twice at 25 years of age in order to notify them that their information will be removed from the registry if they do not provide adult consent by their 26th birthday.