HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2349

    Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 31, between lines 17 and 18, of the bill

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18         Section 17.  (1)  The Department of Health, in

19  conjunction with other affected state agencies, shall develop

20  a hepatitis A awareness and immunization program for food

21  service establishments, day care centers and any other

22  business setting in which the contraction of hepatitis A

23  threatens the public health and safety.  The immunization

24  program shall be offered primarily through the county health

25  departments and shall be a self-supporting program, funded by

26  user fees.  The Department of Health may work with

27  pharmaceutical manufacturers and private associations in

28  developing this program and in securing the hepatitis A

29  vaccine at the lowest possible cost.  As part of this program,

30  the department shall distribute materials to potentially

31  affected businesses and individuals.

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 2349

    Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)





 1         (2)  The Department of Revenue, in conjunction with the

 2  Department of Health and any other affected agencies, shall

 3  consider the feasibility of providing a state refund to

 4  businesses and individuals participating in the immunization

 5  program and report to the President of the Senate and the

 6  Speaker of the House of Representatives on the feasibility of

 7  such a program by January 1, 2001.

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 1, line 8,

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14  after the semicolon insert:

15         creating a hepatitis A awareness and

16         immunization program for business settings in

17         which the contraction of hepatitis A threatens

18         the public health and safety; directing the

19         department to develop such program; directing

20         the Department of Revenue to work with the

21         department and other agencies to consider the

22         feasibility of providing a state refund to

23         participating businesses and individuals and to

24         report on the feasibility of the refund to the

25         President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

26         House of Representatives by January 1, 2000;

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