HOUSE BILL No. 4021


     January 26, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Wojno, Bob Brown, Mans and Basham 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 part 92a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                     PART 92A.  HEPATITIS A OUTBREAKS

 2         SEC. 9231.  (1) IF THE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A

 3    HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK IN A COMMUNITY THAT WARRANTS TARGETED OR

 4    WIDESPREAD VACCINATION FOR HEPATITIS A, THE DIRECTOR SHALL PRO-

 5    CEED PURSUANT TO THIS PART.  THE DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO

 6    THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION IN THAT COMMUNITY A

 7    SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF HEPATITIS A VACCINE OR ANY OTHER VACCINE

 8    RECOMMENDED BY THE FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PRE-

 9    VENTION, PENDING THE RECEIPT OR COMMITMENT OF FUNDING FROM THE

10    FEDERAL CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.




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 1         (2) IF THE DIRECTOR MAKES A DETERMINATION AS DESCRIBED IN

 2    SUBSECTION (1), THE DIRECTOR SHALL APPLY TO THE FEDERAL CENTERS

 3    FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND OTHER

 4    AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE, AS NECESSARY.

 5         SEC. 9233.  THE DIRECTOR SHALL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH

 6    LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN CONDUCTING THE VACCINATION PROGRAM

 7    DESCRIBED IN SECTION 9231.

 8         SEC. 9235.  (1) THE VACCINATION PROGRAM CREATED BY THIS PART

 9    IS VOLUNTARY.  HOWEVER, IF THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A FOOD SERV-

10    ICE ESTABLISHMENT, CHILD CARE CENTER, OR OTHER BUSINESS LOCATED

11    IN A COMMUNITY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 9231 PROVIDES PROOF SATISFAC-

12    TORY TO THE DIRECTOR OR TO THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH

13    JURISDICTION THAT ALL OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN APPROPRI-

14    ATELY VACCINATED, THE DIRECTOR OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT MAY

15    ISSUE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE

16    VACCINATION PROGRAM THAT IS SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY.

17         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

18         (A) "CHILD CARE CENTER" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SEC-

19    TION 1 OF 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.

20         (B) "FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED

21    IN SECTION 12901.















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