Revision: April 20, 2022, 2:10 p.m.
Health and Human Services
April 20, 2022
2022-1687s
05/08
Amendment to HB 1606
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to administration of the state immunization registry.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 New Paragraph; Communicable Disease; Immunization Registry; Opportunity to Opt-out or Opt-in to the Registry. Amend RSA 141-C:20-f by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. Each patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, shall be given the opportunity to opt-out or opt-in to the immunization registry. No patient’s personal data, such as name, address, date of birth, immunization, or vaccination information, shall be entered into the registry without the explicit, written or electronic consent of the patient, or the patient’s parent or guardian.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
2022-1687s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires a patient to have the opportunity to opt-out or opt-in to the immunization registry. The bill also provides that a patient's personal data shall not be entered into the registry without their explicit consent.