Actions Taken on HPV Vaccine Legislation in Colorado, Indiana
by Communications
[5.8.2007]
The following highlights recent state news related to human papillomavirus vaccines. Kaiser reports.
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# Colorado: The Senate last week voted 25-9 to approve a bill (HB 1301) that would require health insurers to cover HPV vaccines, the Denver Post reports. In addition, the bill would require the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to implement an HPV education campaign. The bill, passed in the House last month, now moves back to the House for approval of the Senate's changes (Clausing, Denver Post, 5/2).
# Indiana: Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) late last month signed into law a bill (SB 327) that will require public schools to provide parents of sixth-grade girls with information about the availability of the HPV vaccine and the link between HPV and cervical cancer, the AP/Fort Wayne News-Sentinel reports. The law does not require that sixth-grade girls receive an HPV vaccine (AP/Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, 4/27). The law does require parents and guardians to submit a written statement that says whether the student has received the vaccine, is going to receive the vaccine or will not receive the vaccine or if the parent chooses not to answer the question. Answers in the statements, which will not affect a student's ability to attend school, will be used by the State Department of Health to track Gardasil's effectiveness at preventing cervical cancer (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 4/18).
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