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HF 1758

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:54am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to public health; requiring information on meningococcal disease, human
papilloma virus, and other diseases and vaccines to be provided; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [144.3353] INFORMATION ON PRETEEN IMMUNIZATIONS.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of health must prepare informational materials on
meningococcal disease and its vaccines, human papilloma virus and its vaccine, and other
diseases for which preteens may be vaccinated.
new text end

new text begin (b) The information about meningococcal disease must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) its causes and symptoms, how meningococcal disease is spread, and where
parents or guardians can obtain additional information on the disease and on its vaccines;
and
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new text begin (2) current recommendations from the United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention regarding the vaccines for meningococcal disease and where a vaccination
can be received.
new text end

new text begin (c) The information about human papilloma virus disease must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) its causes and symptoms, how human papilloma virus disease is spread, and
where parents or guardians may obtain additional information on the disease and on
its vaccine; and
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new text begin (2) current recommendations from the United States Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention regarding the vaccine for human papilloma virus disease and where a
vaccination can be received.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of education must make available to every public and
private school in the state that enrolls students in grades 6 to 12 information described in
this section, and must encourage schools to make the information available to parents.
This must be done in a manner the commissioner of education deems to be the most
cost-effective and programmatically effective, and must include posting the information to
the Department of Education's Web site.
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new text begin (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require students to receive a
meningococcal vaccination or a human papilloma virus vaccination to remain enrolled in
school or require the school to provide the vaccinations to students.
new text end