SENATE BILL No. 1223

April 11, 2002, Introduced by Senator STILLE and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

by amending section 9201 (MCL 333.9201), as amended by 1996 PA

540.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 9201. (1) As used in this part:

2 (a) "Camping" means attendance at a residential, day, troop,

3 or travel camp conducted for more than 4 school-age children,

4 apart from their parents, guardians, or persons in loco parentis

5 for 5 or more days or parts of days in a 14-day period.

6 (b) "Immunizing agent" means a vaccine, antibody prepara-

7 tion, or other substance used to increase an individual's immu-

8 nity to a disease or infectious agent. IMMUNIZING AGENT DOES NOT

9 INCLUDE A VACCINE, ANTIBODY PREPARATION, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE USED

10 TO INCREASE AN INDIVIDUAL'S IMMUNITY TO A DISEASE OR INFECTIOUS

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1 AGENT IF THE VACCINE, ANTIBODY PREPARATION, OR OTHER SUBSTANCE

2 CONTAINS THIMEROSAL.

3 (c) "Infectious agent" means that term as defined in

4 R 325.9031 of the Michigan administrative code.

5 (2) In addition, article 1 contains general definitions and

6 principles of construction applicable to all articles in this

7 code.

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