HB783:

Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner of Health, religious exception.

Bill Summary:

Immunizations; authority of the Commissioner
of Health; religious exception. Exempts a person, including a
parent or guardian on behalf of a child, who objects to administration
of a vaccine on religious grounds from mandatory immunization requirements
during an epidemic. Currently, exemption from mandatory immunization
requirements during an epidemic is available only to those persons
to whose health the administration of the vaccine would be detrimental,
as certified in writing by a licensed physician.