HOUSE BILL No. 4562


     April 17, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Hager, Ehardt, Meyer, Pappageorge, Julian and Birkholz and referred to the Committee
on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 9205a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 9205A.  (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3), AN

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      ADULT ENROLLED IN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHO RESIDES

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      OR HAS CONTRACTED TO RESIDE IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING IN THIS STATE

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      SHALL OBTAIN AN IMMUNIZATION AGAINST MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE FROM

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      AN AUTHORIZED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, PHYSICIAN, LOCAL HEALTH

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      DEPARTMENT, CLINIC, OR OTHER AGENCY OFFERING IMMUNIZATIONS.

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           (2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (4), A PARENT, GUARDI-

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      AN, OR PERSON IN LOCO PARENTIS OF A CHILD ENROLLED IN AN INSTITU-

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      TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHO RESIDES OR HAS CONTRACTED TO RESIDE

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      IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE CHILD'S

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      IMMUNIZATION AGAINST MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE BY AN AUTHORIZED


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      HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, PHYSICIAN, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CLINIC,

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      OR OTHER AGENCY OFFERING IMMUNIZATIONS.

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           (3) AN IMMUNIZATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) IS NOT

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      REQUIRED IF THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN WHICH THE

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      ADULT IS ENROLLED PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE RISKS

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      ASSOCIATED WITH MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE AND THE AVAILABILITY AND

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      EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMUNIZATION TO THE ADULT AND HE OR SHE SIGNS A

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      WRITTEN WAIVER IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT STATES

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      THAT HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED

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      AND ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST MENINGOCOCCAL

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      DISEASE ADMINISTERED.

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           (4) AN IMMUNIZATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2) IS NOT

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      REQUIRED IF THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN WHICH THE

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      CHILD IS ENROLLED PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE RISKS

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      ASSOCIATED WITH MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE AND THE AVAILABILITY AND

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      EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMUNIZATION TO THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR PERSON

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      IN LOCO PARENTIS OF THE CHILD AND HE OR SHE SIGNS A WRITTEN

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      WAIVER IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT STATES THAT HE

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      OR SHE HAS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND

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      ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST MENINGOCOCCAL DIS-

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      EASE ADMINISTERED TO THE CHILD.

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           (5) AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO

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      PROVIDE OR PAY FOR AN IMMUNIZATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION.

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           (6) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

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      EDUCATION" MEANS A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE GRANTING PUBLIC OR PRI-

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      VATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, JUNIOR COLLEGE, OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.





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