HOUSE BILL No. 5817


     April 30, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Wojno, Scranton, Hale, Tesanovich, Hanley, Varga, Quarles, Murphy, Leland, Palamara, Callahan, Anthony, Dalman, Hammerstrom, Bogardus, Schauer, Martinez, Rocca, Sanborn, Kukuk, Baird, Profit, Birkholz, Scott and Thomas 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. 9251.  (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 MAKE

 5    AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION IN

 6    THAT COMMUNITY A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF HEPATITIS A VACCINE.

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

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

 9    FOR DISEASE CONTROL FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND OTHER AVAILABLE

10    ASSISTANCE AS NECESSARY.




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 1         SEC. 9253.  THE DIRECTOR SHALL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH

 2    LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN CONDUCTING THE VACCINATION PROGRAM

 3    DESCRIBED IN SECTION 9251.

 4         SEC. 9255.  (1) THE VACCINATION PROGRAM CREATED BY THIS PART

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

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

 7    IN A COMMUNITY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 9251 HAS ALL OF HIS OR HER

 8    EMPLOYEES VACCINATED, THE DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

 9    MAY ISSUE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SUIT-

10    ABLE FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY.

11         (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

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

13    TION 1 OF 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.

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

15    IN SECTION 12901.



























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