Sunday, March 30, 2008
Kentucky House Approves Extension Of Hepatitis Shot
Legislation that would both require sixth-graders to continue receiving hepatitis B vaccinations and set up a tracking system for pharmaceutical drugs passed the House recently.
Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Sen. Julie Denton, R-Louisville, passed the House 96-2 and now returns to the Senate for its approval of changes the House made to the bill.
The bill originally included only the vaccination extension, but was amended by the House Health and Welfare Committee to include the pharmaceutical provisions. Denton, who spoke on the bill before the committee last week, said drug tracking will prevent drugs from being tainted or substituted with placebos.
The vaccination extension removes provisions in current law that would end the vaccination requirement after the 2008-09 school year.
Senate Bill 118, sponsored by Sen. Julie Denton, R-Louisville, passed the House 96-2 and now returns to the Senate for its approval of changes the House made to the bill.
The bill originally included only the vaccination extension, but was amended by the House Health and Welfare Committee to include the pharmaceutical provisions. Denton, who spoke on the bill before the committee last week, said drug tracking will prevent drugs from being tainted or substituted with placebos.
The vaccination extension removes provisions in current law that would end the vaccination requirement after the 2008-09 school year.
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