This bill assures that individuals will receive information on any vaccine they are going to receive.
The Bill
TITLE: Package Insert Bill
PURPOSE: Assures that individuals will receive standardized information about any vaccine they receive.
JUSTIFICATION: All patients are entitled to informed consent when considering any medical product.
TEXT
Prior to administering any vaccine, the physician who ordered the administration of the vaccine shall provide or shall have provided to the vaccinee or, if the vaccinee is a minor, to vaccinee’s legal guardian, a copy of the most current FDA approved package insert for the vaccine being administered. A person who has not received physical copies of the required documentation in the manner required by this section may bring an action to receive $800 in statutory damages for each violation of this section plus attorneys’ fees and costs. Each vaccine dose administered without providing the documentation required herein shall constitute an independent violation of this section.