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This bill modifies the process for obtaining medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination requirements for school children and those in state-regulated child care centers. Previously, a commissioner or an appointed Immunization Officer had the authority to grant, renew, deny, suspend, or revoke these exemptions based on medical evidence. However, this bill removes that authority from the commissioner and the Immunization Officer. Instead, it specifies that medical exemptions will be granted when a child's treating physician or advanced practice provider (a healthcare professional with advanced training, such as a nurse practitioner or physician assistant) determines in writing that a vaccine is or may be detrimental to the child's health, and this written statement is provided to the child's school or child care center.

Health and Social Services

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