3.0.0 1921 2023-01-11T13:29:59Z 2023-01-11T13:29:59Z Senate S 2015-08-04 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-08-04T15:39:52Z 2015-08-04 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2015-08-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N Health Child health Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Medicaid State and local government operations Health 00 2015-08-04 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-06T21:01:07Z Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state to certify that it has established, in its pediatric vaccine distribution program, administrative procedures regarding nonmedical exemptions from state immunization requirements.

These procedures must include at least two of the following prerequisites for granting a nonmedical exemption:

  • the child's parent or guardian shall discuss the consequences of nonvaccination with the child's primary care provider, as noted in the child's medical record;
  • the child's parent or guardian shall read, sign, and submit to the state a form discussing the risks of nonvaccination;
  • the child's parent of guardian shall submit to the state a notarized letter describing why the exemption is being sought; or
  • all medical exemptions shall be granted for only a one-year period and shall be required to be renewed annually only if the child's parent or guardian wants the exemption to continue for another year.

A state that does not comply with these requirements is subject to a monetary penalty.

]]> Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015 Display Title Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage States to adopt administrative procedures with respect to nonmedical exemptions for State immunization requirements. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Vaccinate America's Children through Complete Information & Education Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1921is/xml/BILLS-114s1921is.xml 2015-08-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.