Survey of State Immunization Information System Legislation

The following table summarizes results from a survey of state immunization information system-related legislation conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Immunization Program (later became NCIRD). From August 1997 to February 1998, Immunization Program Managers and/or other state health department personnel in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) were interviewed by telephone. The summary data reported in this chart are updated as NCIRD becomes aware of new laws or regulations, or modifications to existing laws or regulations. Copies of state laws, administrative rules and regulations, and IIS policies and procedures were also collected to serve as a resource for states considering legislation and/or developing policies and procedures.

Note: On MAR 25, 2010, only the first 2 data columns were updated.

State	Does state have a law authorizing IIS? (YES or no) UPDATED MAR 25, 2010	If state has law authorizing IIS, does it mandate reporting? (YES, no, or not applicable (n/a)) UPDATED MAR 25, 2010	Does state have a law addressing sharing of immunization information? (YES or no)	Does state have a law addressing sharing of healthcare information? (YES or no)	Type of consent: required (R), implied (I), or not yet addressed (NYA)	If implied consent, are there provisions to opt out or limit access? (YES, no, NYA, or n/a)	Is notice given of inclusion in the IIS? (YES, no, or NYA)
Alabama	YES	no	no	no	I	no	no
Alaska	YES	no	no	no	NYA	NYA	NYA
Arizona	YES	YES	YES UPDATED JUN 17, 2010	no	I	YES	YES
Arkansas	YES	YES	no	no	I	no	no
California	YES	no	no	no	R-verbal	n/a	YES
Colorado	YES	no	no	no	I	YES UPDATED JUN 10, 2010	YES UPDATED JUN 10, 2010
Connecticut	YES	YES	no	no	I	YES	YES
Delaware	YES-(rule)	YES	no	no	I	no	no
District of Columbia	no	YES	no	no	I	no	no
Florida	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
Georgia	YES	YES	no	no	I	YES	YES
Hawaii	Pending	no	no	no	NYA	n/a	NYA
Idaho	YES	no	no	no	R-written	n/a	YES
Illinois	no	no	no	no	R-written	n/a	YES
Indiana	YES	YES	no	no	I	YES	YES
Iowa	YES	no	YES	no	I	YES	YES
Kansas	no	no	YES	no	R-written	n/a	YES
Kentucky	no	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
Louisiana	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
Maine	YES	YES	no	no	I	YES	YES
Maryland	YES	YES-public providers only	no	no	I	YES	YES
Massachusetts	no	no	no	no	R-written	n/a	YES
Michigan	YES	YES	no	no	I	YES	YES
Minnesota	no	n/a	YES	no	I	YES	YES
Mississippi	YES	YES	no	no	I	no	no
Missouri	no	no	YES	no	I	no	no
Montana	no	no	no	YES	I	YES	YES
Nebraska	YES	no	YES	no	I	YES	YES
Nevada	YES	YES	no	no	I	YES	no
New Hampshire	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
New Jersey	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
New Mexico	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
New York	YES	YES	no	no	R-written	n/a	YES
North Carolina	no	no	YES	no	I	no	YES
North Dakota	no	n/a	YES	no	I	no	YES
Ohio	no	n/a	no	no	I	YES	YES
Oklahoma	no	no	no	no	I	YES	no
Oregon	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
Pennsylvania	no	no	no	no	I	no	no
Rhode Island	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
South Carolina	no	no	no	no	I	no	no
South Dakota	no	no	YES	no	I	YES	YES
Tennessee	YES	no	no	no	I	YES	YES
Texas	YES	YES	no	no	R-written	n/a	YES
Utah	YES-(rule)	no	YES	no	I	YES	YES
Vermont	YES	YES-to DOH	no	no	I	no	NYA
Virginia	YES	no	YES	no	R-written	n/a	YES
Washington	no	no	no	YES	I	YES	YES
West Virginia	no	YES-(rule)	no	no	I	no	no
Wisconsin	no	n/a	YES	no	I	YES	YES
Wyoming	no	no	no	no	NYA	NYA	NYA

For further information on this survey, or to update your state's information, please contact:
Immunization Information Systems Support Branch (IISS)
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road, NE; MailStop #E62
Atlanta, GA 30333
E-mail: IISINFO@cdc.gov

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