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UPDATE: 2/14/2024 - SF 2064 was recommended for passage in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee by a vote of 10 Yeas, 5 Nays, on 2/14/2024.
UPDATE: 2/10/2024 - SF 2064 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday, 2/14/2024 at 10:00AM in Room 116. View the hearing agenda HERE.
UPDATE: 1/24/2024 - SF 2064 was recommended for passage in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Subcommittee on 1/24/2024.
UPDATE: 1/23/2024 - SF 2064 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Subcommittee on Wednesday, 1/24/2024 at 9:30AM in Room 217 Conference Room. View the hearing agenda and video details HERE.
UPDATE: 1/23/2024 - SF 2064 was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Subcommittee with Senators Kevin Alons, Sandy Salmon, and Zach Wahls on 1/23/2024.
SF 2064 was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on 1/17/2024. This bill is sponsored by Senator Dennis Guth.
SF 2064 excepts STD vaccines from existing law that grants a minor legal capacity to consent to medical treatment to prevent or treat sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
SF 2064 amends Iowa Code 139A.35 related to minors and adds the exception of the provision of a vaccination for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or infection from existing code. This section of existing code allows a minor to have the legal capacity to act and give consent to medical care or services for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of an STD or infection by a hospital, clinic, or health care provider.
NVIC SUPPORTS SF 2064 because it protects a minor from consenting to a vaccine that is known to have the ability to cause illness, disability, injury, or an adverse condition, as represented in the Vaccine Injury Table document of petitions for compensation filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Just as a minor cannot consent to other risky activities, such as buying tobacco, firearms, or alcohol, a minor should not be able to consent to taking a vaccine that carries similar risks of injury or death. Laws that protect minors are justified as a minor may not possess the necessary ability to perform a risk versus benefit analysis prior to consenting to take a vaccine. NVIC supports informed consent. All individuals should be fully informed on all risks and benefits of any medical product, including vaccines, when making medical decisions.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF%202064 - text, status, and history of SF 2064
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