Bill Text: AZ HB2486 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Immunizations; requirements; exemption
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - House read second time [HB2486 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-HB2486-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: immunizations;
requirements; exemption |
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State of
Arizona House of
Representatives Fifty-fourth
Legislature Second Regular
Session 2020 |
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HB 2486 |
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Introduced by Representatives Carroll: Blackman, Bolick, Fillmore, Lawrence,
Payne, Rivero, Thorpe, Toma |
AN ACT
Amending title
36, chapter 6, article 4.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑675;
relating to immunizations.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Heading change
The article heading of title 36, chapter 6, article 4.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "School Immunization" to "Immunizations".
Sec. 2. Title 36, chapter 6, article 4.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-675, to read:
36-675. Required
immunizations; exemption; criteria
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is
required to receive an immunization for any purpose, including as a condition
of employment, school attendance or obtaining any license, certification or
degree, may claim an exemption from the immunization requirement if there is
not a vaccine that has been approved by the United States food and drug
administration available to fulfill the requirement and that meets all of the
following criteria:
2. The
pivotal clinical trial on which the United States food and drug administration
relied for approval of the vaccine evaluated the vaccine's safety for at least
one year after the vaccine was administered against a control group that
received either:
(a) A placebo.
(b) Another approved
vaccine that was licensed based on a pivotal clinical trial that evaluated the
safety of that vaccine against a control group that received a placebo.
3. The
department posts on its website any known injuries or diseases caused by the
vaccine and the rate at which the injury or disease occurs from the vaccine.
4. The
studies have been conducted that are necessary to determine any injury or
disease that the vaccine may cause when administered alone or with another
state‑mandated vaccine.
5. The
risk of permanent disability or death from the vaccine has been proven to be
less than that caused by the infection it is intended to prevent.
6. The
vaccine's manufacturer has liability for design defect claims for any injury
caused by the vaccine.
B. A
person may claim the exemption in subsection A of this section on the person's
own behalf or on behalf of the person's child or dependent. The department or any other state agency,
board or commission may not require the person to meet any other condition or
requirement to claim the exemption.
