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Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to improve vaccination rates among children.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 4/24/2008--Introduced.
Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize an immunization grantee to use funds from a preventive health services grant to provide, through participating Women, Infants and Children Program clinics:
(1 recommended vaccines to eligible children aged 0 to 35 months;
(2) for the coordination of care or immunization services; or
(3) payment for the salary of an immunization coordinator. Requires:
(1) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state administrators of such immunization program to consult with the Food and Nutrition Service in carrying out activities related to screening for appropriate immunization services; and
(2) any recipient of such a grant that receives funding for an immunization information system to permit all clinics that participate in preventive health services projects and in the Special Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program to have access to the system.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director, to annually conduct an immunization awareness campaign and carry out immunization education and outreach activities to:
(1) increase the awareness of parents of the benefits of age appropriate immunizations;
(2) inform the general public concerning the efficacy of new vaccines and new vaccine schedules; and
(3) disseminate information that emphasizes the benefits of recommended vaccines for the public good.
Requires activities under this Act to target areas with the greatest immunization needs in the 0 to 35 month age group.
Calls for the Secretary and the Director to work to improve the integration of immunization information systems with electronic medical records, other health information systems, and health information exchanges.
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Bill Status
| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate | | Voted on by House | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| April 24, 2008 |
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May 23, 2008 Mccainâs medical records
is called âinteroperability with electronic medical recordsâ S.2911 & S.1693 ⦠delivered on Friday, May 1, McCain telegraphed his sympathies to illegal ⦠Jon Wiener: On the Radio â McCainâs Medical Records: Why the Delay?
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May 17, 2008 Vaccines: Sick Monkeys and a new vaccine bill.
It's called S. 2911: Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008. It was introduced on April 24th. Purpose of the bill includes: ⢠Low-income children are at risk for being under immunized. Moreover, a number of Americans do not receive ...
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April 23, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2911: A bill to improve vaccination ...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] introduced this bill. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]
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