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2003 SESSION
SB 897 Hospital and health care worker immunity; smallpox vaccine.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Hospital and health care worker immunity; smallpox vaccine. Provides that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, (i) a health care provider that administers the smallpox vaccine to health care workers is not civilly liable for vaccine-related injuries to its health care workers or to third parties who are injured by close contact with the vaccinated health care workers and (ii) the immunized health care worker is not liable for any injuries sustained by a person who has indirect or direct contact with the worker. A "health care provider" is one participating in a smallpox preparedness program pursuant to a declaration by the Department of Health and Human Services through which individuals associated with the health care provider have received the smallpox vaccine or other smallpox countermeasure. A "health care worker" means a health care worker to whom a smallpox vaccine or other smallpox countermeasure has been administered as part of a smallpox preparedness program pursuant to a declaration by the Department of Health and Human Services. In order for immunity to attach, the vaccine must be administered in accordance with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to immunization of health care workers. The act is in force from the date of its passage, and the immunity provisions expire on July 1, 2005.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 033810560 pdf
- 01/30/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 030661560-S1 pdf
- 02/14/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030517560-H1 pdf
- 02/20/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB897ER) pdf
- 03/19/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 033810560
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 030661560-S1
- 01/31/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/03 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/03 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 030661560-S1
- 02/03/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 030661560-S1
- 02/04/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/03 House: Read first time
- 02/05/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/06/03 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 02/14/03 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/03 House: Committee substitute printed 030517560-H1
- 02/17/03 House: Read second time
- 02/17/03 House: Constitutional reading dispensed (88-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 House: VOTE: (88-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 House: Committee substitute agreed to 030517560-H1
- 02/17/03 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 030517560-H1
- 02/17/03 House: Passed House with substitute (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (91-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/03 Senate: Emergency clause added by House substitute
- 02/19/03 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/03 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/20/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB897ER)
- 02/20/03 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/05/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 18 (effective 3/5/03)
- 03/19/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0018)