HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(VIII) THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION
18-332 (A) (1) THROUGH (3) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT BY REGULATION GUIDELINE AND CONSISTENT
WITH § 18-331(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE SHALL PRESCRIBE THE FORM AND
CONTENT OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PARENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS SECTION.

18-330.

(A)  AT THE TIME OF ADMINISTRATION OF PERTUSSIS VACCINE TO
AN INDIVIDUAL, THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHALL RECORD IN THE
INDIVIDUAL'S PERMANENT MEDICAL RECORD A PERMANENT RECORD TO WHICH
THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN SHALL HAVE ACCESS
ON REQUEST:

(1)  THE DATE OF EACH VACCINATION;

(2)  THE MANUFACTURER AND LOT NUMBER OF THE VACCINE
USED FOR EACH;

(3)  ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE VACCINE
USED; AND

(4)  THE NAME AND TITLE OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

(B)  WITHIN 24 HOURS ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WHO HAS
ADMINISTERED PERTUSSIS VACCINE TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND HAS REASON TO
BELIEVE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS HAD A MAJOR ADVERSE REACTION TO
THE VACCINE SHALL:

(1)  RECORD ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IN THE
INDIVIDUAL'S PERMANENT MEDICAL RECORD A PERMANENT RECORD TO WHICH
THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN SHALL HAVE ACCESS
ON REQUEST THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERMANENT MEDICAL RECORD; AND

(2)  REPORT THE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE
MANUFACTURER'S NAME AND LOT NUMBER, TO THE COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
WHO SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND PROMPTLY
FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT. TO THE LOCAL HEALTH
OFFICER WHO SHALL IMMEDIATELY FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE
DEPARTMENT. ON RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE VACCINE MANUFACTURER.

18-331.

(A) BY REGULATION GUIDELINE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH
A SYSTEM, SUFFICIENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTIONS (B) AND (C)
OF THIS SECTION, TO COLLECT DATA FROM THE COUNTY LOCAL HEALTH
OFFICERS AND , FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND
FROM PARENTS ON THE INCIDENCE OF PERTUSSIS AND MAJOR ADVERSE
REACTIONS TO PERTUSSIS VACCINE.

(B) ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION COLLECTED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION AND OF OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE, THE DEPARTMENT