UPDATE: 7/20/2023 - SB 219 was enacted as Public Act 97 of 2023, effective immediately.
UPDATE: 7/18/2023 - SB 219 was signed by the Governor on 7/18/2023.
UPDATE: 6/27/2023 - The Senate concurred with the House Substitute version of SB 219 on 6/27/2023 by vote of 35 Yeas, 1 Nay, 2 Excused.
UPDATE: 6/27/2023 - SB 219 was amended and passed by the House on 6/27/2023 by a vote of 237 Yeas, 96 Nays, 12 Excused.
UPDATE: 6/22/2023 - SB 219 was substituted and passed by the House Health Policy Committee on 6/22/2023.
UPDATE: 5/11/2023 - SB 219 passed the Senate on 5/11/2023 by a vote of 36 Yeas, 1 Nay, 1 Excused.
UPDATE: 5/11/2023 - SB 219 was substituted and passed by the Senate Committee on Health Policy on 5/11/2023.
SB 219 was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Health Policy on 3/21/2023. It is sponsored by Senator Sylvia Santana.
SB 219 allows pharmacists to vaccinate without doctor's order patients 3 years & older with FDA & EUA approved vaccines. While the bill requires parental consent for vaccination, pharmacists are not medical professionals and do not have the same medical training as doctors and nurses and are less likely to identify contraindications or recognize vaccine reactions.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(jccretvu02dc5dlh0bgwu2q3))/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=2023-SB-0219&query=on - text, status, and history of SB 219
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