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139A.26 MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE VACCINATION INFORMATION
FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS.
1. Each institution of higher education that has an on-campus
residence hall or dormitory shall provide vaccination information on
meningococcal disease to each student enrolled in the institution.
The vaccination information shall be contained on student health
forms provided to each student by the institution, which forms shall
include space for the student to indicate whether or not the student
has received the vaccination against meningococcal disease. The
vaccination information about meningococcal disease shall include any
recommendations issued by the national centers for disease control
and prevention regarding the disease. Vaccination information
obtained under this section that is in the possession of an
institution of higher education pursuant to this section shall not be
considered a public record. Data obtained under this section shall
be submitted annually to the department in a manner prescribed by the
department and such that no individual person can be identified.
2. This section shall not be construed to require any institution
of higher education to provide the vaccination against meningococcal
disease to students.
3. This section shall not apply if the national centers for
disease control and prevention no longer recommend the meningococcal
disease vaccine.
4. This section does not create a private right of action.
5. The department shall adopt rules for administration of this
section. The department shall review the requirements of this
section at least every five years, and shall submit its
recommendations for modification to, or continuation of, this section
based upon new information about the disease or vaccination against
the disease in a report that shall be submitted to the general
assembly no later than January 15, 2010, with subsequent reports
developed and submitted by January 15 at least every fifth year
thereafter. Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1023, §1
