§302A-1158 - Immunization of indigent children.
§302A-1158 Immunization of indigent
children. The department of health shall provide all immunizations and
tuberculin tests to comply with sections 302A-1154 to 302A-1163, as far as
public funds will permit, to each child whose parents, guardians, or custodians
cannot afford to have the child immunized or tested for tuberculosis, and who
have not been exempted under section 302A-1156. Nothing in this section shall
preclude the department of health from distributing immunizations and vaccines
to physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, or other authorized persons
as required by law or by the rules of the department of health. [L 1996, c 89,
pt of §2; am L 1998, c 60, §3]