HB522 Alabama 2019 Session

Under existing law, the State Board of Health maintains an immunization registry that is the central registry for immunization vaccines administered to persons by health care providers

This bill would require health care providers to report vaccines administered to the immunization registry and would require health care providers to review the registry before a vaccine is administered unless the health care provider has a bi-directional interface with the registry

Review of the registry prior to the administration of a flu vaccine would not be required

Relating to the State Board of Health and the immunization registry; to amend Section 22-11B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to require health care providers to report immunization data to the registry and to review the registry before a vaccine is administered with certain exceptions.