Idaho Code 41-6001 – Legislative Intent
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 41-6001
- Board: means the Idaho immunization assessment board created by section 41-6003, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 41-6002
- Fund: means the Idaho immunization dedicated vaccine fund created in section 41-6007, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 41-6002
- Idaho immunization program: means that program administered by the Idaho department of health and welfare to provide vaccinations against diseases to Idaho children consistent with Idaho and federal law. See Idaho Code 41-6002
- Vaccine: means any preparations of killed microorganisms, living attenuated organisms or living fully virulent organisms that are approved by the federal food and drug administration and recommended by the federal advisory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease control and prevention. See Idaho Code 41-6002
The intent of the legislature is to provide a supplemental funding mechanism for the Idaho immunization program administered by the Idaho department of health and welfare, by creating a dedicated vaccine fund and an independent board, which board is empowered to assess fees from all carriers. The chapter’s goal is to ensure access to childhood vaccinations in Idaho, by decreasing costs and enabling the maintenance of a single distribution of vaccines available to health care providers in Idaho who administer the vaccines to program eligible children.