Florida Senate - 2012                             CS for SB 1116
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Health Regulation; and Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       588-03796-12                                          20121116c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the human papillomavirus; requiring
    3         information regarding the human papillomavirus, its
    4         effects, and available vaccines to be provided to
    5         parents or guardians of all children entering grade 6;
    6         providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the
   11  parent or guardian of each student entering grade 6 shall be
   12  provided information on the availability of vaccination against
   13  human papillomavirus as recommended by the Centers for Disease
   14  Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization
   15  Practices (ACIP). Such information shall be approved by the
   16  Department of Health for dissemination by the Department of
   17  Education. The information will, at a minimum, include the
   18  connection between the human papillomavirus and cervical cancer
   19  as well as other cancers and diseases. The information must also
   20  notify the parent or guardian that a vaccine is available to
   21  help prevent human papillomavirus infection and that the vaccine
   22  is recommended to be given before grade 7 entry.
   23         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.