Consumer Protections Concerning Vaccinations

The bill creates the "Vaccine Consumer Protection Act" (Act), which Act:

• Requires health care providers and health care facilities to provide vaccine information to patients;
• Requires health care providers and health care facilities that recommend or administer a vaccine to a patient to ensure that the patient or the patient's parent or guardian completes a vaccination contraindication checklist created by the state board of health;
• Requires health care providers and health care facilities to report vaccine adverse events to the federal vaccine adverse event reporting system;
• Prohibits health care providers and health care facilities from recommending or administering a vaccine to a patient who is under 18 years of age without the consent of the patient's parent or guardian;
• Prohibits health care providers, health care facilities, health insurers, and schools from treating people who delay or decline vaccinations differently than people who have received vaccinations;
• Authorizes the assessment of fines for violations of the Act; and
• Requires the department of public health and environment to post specific vaccine information on its website.
  (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)