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2005 SESSION
HB 2519 Immunization Information System (VIIS); established.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS). Requires the Board of Health, to the extent funds are appropriated by the General Assembly or otherwise made available, to establish the Virginia Immunization Information System, a statewide immunization registry that consolidates patient immunization histories from birth to death into a complete, accurate, and definitive record that may be made available to participating health care providers throughout Virginia. The Board must promulgate regulations addressing voluntary participation, a secure system for data entry or delivery, incorporation of the data already reported on children's immunizations, the nature of the data to be reported, data-sharing agreements with other state and regional immunization registries, use of vital statistic data, requests for records in compliance with existing requirements, release of aggregate data without personal identifiers, and the use of the data in an epidemic or outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.
The bill also establishes the criteria for disclosure of protected health information to VIIS, i.e., ensuring the integrity of the health care system and prevention of disease. Immunity is provided to participants, the Board and Commissioner of Health, and employees of the Department of Health. Current responsibilities for record maintenance and obtaining immunization of children are retained as well as existing exemptions on religious or health grounds.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056925440 pdf | impact statement
- 02/07/05 House: Printed as engrossed 056925440-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2519ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/01/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/05 House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056925440
- 01/12/05 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/01/05 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/01/05 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/02/05 House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Health & Human Resources
- 02/04/05 House: Reported from Appropriations with amds (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/05 House: Read first time
- 02/07/05 House: Read second time
- 02/07/05 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/07/05 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2519E
- 02/07/05 House: Printed as engrossed 056925440-E
- 02/08/05 House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/05 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N)
- 02/08/05 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/09/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/17/05 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/05 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/05 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/05 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/05 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2519ER)
- 03/09/05 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/23/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/05)
- 04/01/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)