HB 1289

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to immunizations; amending ss. 402.305,
3	402.313, and 402.3131, F.S.; adding pneumococcal conjugate
4	vaccine to the list of required vaccines for enrollment in
5	a child care facility, a family day care home, or a large
6	family child care home; requiring the Department of Health
7	to establish rules and protocols; requiring facilities and
8	homes to furnish proof of compliance to the department;
9	providing an effective date.
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11	WHEREAS, the State of Florida recognizes the importance of
12	pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for children enrolled or
13	enrolling in child care programs, and
14	WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of
15	Immunization, acknowledges that vaccines, including pneumococcal
16	conjugate vaccine, focus on disease prevention and are the most
17	cost-effective medical intervention, and
18	WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
19	through the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,
20	recommends that children be administered age-appropriate four-
21	dose series of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, and
22	WHEREAS, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which is licensed
23	by the United States Food and Drug Administration, is effective
24	in preventing invasive pneumococcal disease, and
25	WHEREAS, a recent study published in the Journal of the
26	American Medical Association reveals that pneumococcal conjugate
27	vaccine, when administered to children, has significantly
28	reduced the number of invasive pneumococcal disease cases and
29	deaths in the adult population, NOW, THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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33	Section 1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (9) of
34	section 402.305, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
35	paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, and a new paragraph (b) is
36	added to that subsection, to read:
37	402.305  Licensing standards; child care facilities.--
38	(9)  ADMISSIONS AND RECORDKEEPING.--
39	(b)  Beginning July 1, 2007, the age-appropriate series of
40	pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, as recommended by the Advisory
41	Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease
42	Control and Prevention, shall be administered to a child younger
43	than 2 years of age who is enrolled or enrolling in a child care
44	facility. The department shall implement rules to add
45	pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the current list of required
46	vaccines and establish protocols for children younger than 2
47	years of age to catch up on missed doses. A child care facility
48	must be able to furnish proof to the department of pneumococcal
49	conjugate vaccine compliance for all children receiving care at
50	the facility by December 1, 2007.
51	Section 2.  Subsection (14) is added to section 402.313,
52	Florida Statutes, to read:
53	402.313  Family day care homes.--
54	(14)  Beginning July 1, 2007, the age-appropriate series of
55	pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, as recommended by the Advisory
56	Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease
57	Control and Prevention, shall be administered to a child younger
58	than 2 years of age who is enrolled or enrolling in a family day
59	care home. The department shall implement rules to add
60	pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the current list of required
61	vaccines and establish protocols for children younger than 2
62	years of age to catch up on missed doses. A family day care home
63	must be able to furnish proof to the department of pneumococcal
64	conjugate vaccine compliance for all children receiving care at
65	the home by December 1, 2007.
66	Section 3.  Subsection (9) is added to section 402.3131,
67	Florida Statutes, to read:
68	402.3131  Large family child care homes.--
69	(9)  Beginning July 1, 2007, the age-appropriate series of
70	pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, as recommended by the Advisory
71	Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease
72	Control and Prevention, shall be administered to a child younger
73	than 2 years of age who is enrolled or enrolling in a large
74	family child care home. The department shall implement rules to
75	add pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to the current list of
76	required vaccines and establish protocols for children younger
77	than 2 years of age to catch up on missed doses. A large family
78	child care home must be able to furnish proof to the department
79	of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine compliance for all children
80	receiving care at the home by December 1, 2007.
81	Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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