Florida HB 1343: School Health Immunizations

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HB 1343 2018

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to school health immunizations; 2
providing a short title; amending s. 1003.22, F.S.; 3
revising child immunization requirements to include a 4
vaccine for human papillomavirus; providing an 5
effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. This act shall be cited as the "Women's Cancer 10
Prevention Act." 11
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 1003.22, Florida 12
Statutes, is amended to read: 13
1003.22 School-entry health examinations; immunization 14
against communicable diseases; exemptions; duties of Department 15
of Health.— 16
(3) The Department of Health may adopt rules necessary to 17
administer and enforce this section. The Department of Health, 18
after consultation with the Department of Education, shall adopt 19
rules governing the immunization of children against, the 20
testing for, and the control of preventable communicable 21
diseases. The rules must include procedures for exempting a 22
child from immunization requirements. Immunizations shall be 23
required for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, 24
pertussis, mumps, tetanus, human papillomavirus, and other 25

HB 1343 2018

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communicable diseases as determined by rules of the Department 26
of Health. The manner and frequency of administration of the 27
immunization or testing shall conform to recognized standards of 28
medical practice. The Department of Health shall supervise and 29
secure the enforcement of the required immunization. 30
Immunizations required by this section shall be available at no 31
cost from the county health departments. 32
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018. 33