2024 - TN. HB 2452 - SB 2641

2024 - Tennessee HB 2452 - SB 2641
SUMMARY OF BILL: Removes the declaration that it is the responsibility of each parent and legal guardian to ensure that such person's child or children receive the vaccines as are recommended by guidelines of the Center for Disease Control or the American Academy of Pediatrics to be administered to a child. Recommends that each parent or legal guardian ensure that such person's child receive the vaccines as are recommended by guidelines of the Commissioner of the Department of Health (DOH) and as advised on an individual basis by the parent or legal guardian's trusted healthcare provider.
Assumptions:
• DOH currently authorizes certain medical and religious exemptions from immunization requirements.
• The proposed legislation will not impact DOH rules regarding immunization
requirements for child care through twelfth grade, or the Tennessee Immunization Information System (TennIIS) maintained by DOH.
• Based on information provided by the Department of Education, the proposed legislation will not jeopardize federal education funding or have a significant impact on the department's policies and procedures.
• Any fiscal impact from removing the declaration of a parent's responsibility to ensure that a child receive certain vaccines is estimated to be not significant.
https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2452.pdf