Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 111:229 - Distribution of information regarding benefits of annual immunization against influenza for children(a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations requiring all elementary and secondary schools and all providers of early education to distribute to the parent or guardian of a child in its care information regarding the benefits of annual immunization against influenza for children 6 months of age to 18 years of age. This information shall include the causes and symptoms of the disease, how it is spread, how to obtain additional information regarding the disease and the effectiveness and risks of vaccinations against the disease.(b) The commissioner shall work with the commissioners of the department of early education and care and the department of elementary and secondary education to ensure that the information is annually distributed to parents in August or September.Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 229
Added by Acts 2012, c. 431,§ 1, eff. 4/8/2013.Section 111:229 as added by Acts 2012, c. 371,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013, was repealed by Acts 2015, c. 10,§ 20, eff. 3/31/2015.