A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health and to make an appropriation.

Plain English Breakdown

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Indiana Vaccine Safety Reporting System

This bill requires the Indiana Department of Health to create a system for health care providers to report adverse events related to childhood vaccines.

What This Bill Does

• Creates an Indiana Vaccination Adverse Event Reporting System (IVAERS) for reporting vaccine-related issues in children.
• Requires the Department of Health to make a searchable online database where reported information can be found.
• Keeps personal health information private and sets rules about who can see it.
• Makes it against the law to share confidential information from IVAERS without permission.

Who It Names or Affects

• Health care providers in Indiana
• The Department of Health in Indiana

Terms To Know

Adverse Event

A harmful or unexpected reaction that happens after a child gets a vaccine.

Confidential Information

Personal health details about an individual that must be kept private.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money will be given to the Department of Health for this system.
• It is unclear what specific rules the Department of Health needs to make for IVAERS.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health and to make an appropriation.
Indiana vaccination adverse event reporting system.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health and to make an appropriation.

Indiana vaccination adverse event reporting system.

Requires the Indiana department of health (department) to establish an Indiana vaccination adverse event reporting system (IVAERS) for reporting the occurrence of adverse events relating to childhood vaccines. Provides that IVAERS must enable a health care provider to report the occurrence of an adverse event experienced by a child residing in Indiana who is under the care of the health care provider. Requires the department to create a searchable Internet data base for publishing information reported through IVAERS. Provides that the health information of a particular individual is confidential. Specifies the requirements for releasing health information of a particular individual and who may receive the information. Provides that a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly discloses confidential information received through IVAERS in violation of the statute commits a Class A misdemeanor. Requires the department to adopt certain rules concerning IVAERS. Makes an appropriation.