Revision: May 17, 2022, 3:49 p.m.
May 17, 2022
2022-2040-CofC
05/04
Committee of Conference Report on HB 1487, relative to the procedure for withdrawal from the vaccine registry.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate recede from its position in adopting its amendment to the bill, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the House, and pass the bill as so amended:
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 health care provider, or the form shall be notarized by an official authorized by a governmental authority to notarize the signature. If the patient is a minor, the form shall require the signature of a health care provider or the notarized signature of the minor's parent or legal guardian. The form provided by the department shall include information and consequences of withdrawing from the registry and that the responsibility to maintain vaccination records becomes the responsibility of the patient or the patient’s parent or guardian if the patient is a minor.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 1487, relative to the procedure for withdrawal from the vaccine registry.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Avard, Dist. 12 Rep. Layon, Rock. 6
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Sen. Bradley, Dist. 3 Rep. Merchant, Sull. 4
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Sen. Whitley, Dist. 15 Rep. B. King, Hills. 23
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Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 4