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HB 2328 COVID-19; administration of vaccine, VDH shall establish a process for health care providers.

Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine; emergency. Directs the Department of Health (the Department) to establish a process whereby any health care provider in the Commonwealth as set out in the bill who is qualified and available to administer the COVID-19 vaccine may volunteer to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to citizens of the Commonwealth. The bill sets out which health care providers may administer vaccines under the act and provides that such providers shall complete any training required by the Department. The Department, each local health department, and hospitals operating community vaccination clinics shall have access to the list of providers and may request that any health care provider administer the COVID-19 vaccine in clinics operated by the Department, local health department, or hospital. The bill also directs the Department to establish on its website's home page a link making a process easily accessible for entities to volunteer as sites that the Commissioner of Health and the Department may jointly approve as sites where administration of the COVID-19 vaccine to citizens of the Commonwealth may occur. The bill permits a public institution of higher education or a private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to volunteer to provide assistance to the Department and local health departments for data processing, analytics, and program development related to the COVID-19 vaccine through the use of its employees, students, technology, and facilities. The bill provides civil and criminal immunity to individuals and professional entities acting pursuant to the bill and contains an emergency clause. This bill was incorporated into HB 2333.


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