102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB4244

Introduced , by Rep. Bob Morgan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 527/15

Amends the Immunization Data Registry Act. Provides that health care providers, physician's designees, or pharmacist's designees shall (rather than may) provide immunization data to be entered into the immunization data registry. Provides that the written information and the immunization data exemption forms must include information that the health care provider shall (rather than may) report immunization data to the Department of Public Health to be entered into the immunization data registry. Effective January 1, 2023. LRB102 20714 CPF 29776 b

A BILL FOR

HB4244LRB102 20714 CPF 29776 b 1 AN ACT concerning health. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Immunization Data Registry Act is amended 5by changing Section 15 as follows: 6 (410 ILCS 527/15) 7 Sec. 15. Provision of immunization data to registry; 8exemption forms; written information on immunization registry. 9 (a) A health care provider, physician's designee, or 10pharmacist's designee shall may provide immunization data to 11be entered into the immunization data registry in a manner 12prescribed by the Department and for the purposes allowed 13under this Act unless the patient or the patient's parent or 14guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, has 15completed and filed with the provider, physician's designee, 16or pharmacist's designee a written immunization data exemption 17form.18 (b) The Department shall create and provide copies of 19immunization data exemption forms to health care providers who 20are authorized to administer immunizations and individuals who 21request the form. The forms shall also be accessible from the 22immunization data registry system itself.23 (c) The Department shall distribute to health care

HB4244- 2 -LRB102 20714 CPF 29776 b 1providers, upon request, written information to be 2disseminated to patients that describes the immunization data 3registry. The written information and the immunization data 4exemption forms must include all of the following information: 5 (1) A description of the immunization data registry 6 and its purpose.7 (2) That the health care provider shall may report 8 immunization data to the Department to be entered into the 9 immunization data registry. 10 (3) That the patient or the patient's parent or 11 guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, has 12 a right to exempt disclosure of immunization data to the 13 registry and may prevent disclosure by signing an 14 immunization data exemption form. 15 (4) That the patient or the patient's parent or 16 guardian, if the patient is less than 18 years of age, may 17 have the individual's information removed from the 18 immunization data registry. 19 (5) Instructions on how to have the information 20 removed. 21(Source: P.A. 97-117, eff. 7-14-11.) 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 231, 2023.