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FL S1936

FL S1936
Exemptions from School-entry Health Requirements


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Introduced
03/01/2021
In Committee
03/04/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/30/2021

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Deleting an exemption from school-entry health examinations for religious reasons; revising provisions relating to immunization requirements for children; authorizing the Department of Health to adopt certain emergency rules; requiring the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, jointly, to create a medical exemption review panel, etc.

AI Summary

This bill proposes several changes to school-entry health requirements in Florida. It deletes the exemption from school-entry health examinations for religious reasons, revises immunization requirements, authorizes the Department of Health to adopt emergency rules, and requires the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to create a medical exemption review panel to review medical exemptions. The bill also specifies that all immunizations required under the law, except for those involving religious or medical exemptions, must be provided at no cost by county health departments.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Died in Health Policy (on 04/30/2021)

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