Revision: March 9, 2022, 3:05 p.m.
Rep. Merchant, Sull. 4
March 7, 2022
2022-0983h
05/04
Amendment to HB 1487
Amend section 1 of the bill by replacing paragraph IV with the following:
IV. To ensure that an individual's right to withdraw from participation in the immunization/vaccination registry is effectively available to all residents of New Hampshire, if they so choose, the general court finds that limiting the requirement to a current or former health care provider to sign the form is an undue burden that does not further a legitimate state interest.
Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:
2 New Paragraph; Communicable Disease; Immunization Registry. Amend RSA 141-C:20-f by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. A patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, may withdraw from participation in, and request the removal of information from, the registry at any time by submitting a request for withdrawal directly to the department of health and human services. The form shall be signed by a current or former health care provider, or the form shall be notarized by an official authorized by a governmental authority to notarize the signature.
2022-0983h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that an individual's request to withdraw from the state immunization registry shall be signed by a current or former health care provider or notarized by an authorized government official.