Health insurance coverage of vaccines if recommended by certain organizations and consideration of recommendations of certain organizations regarding the state immunization program vaccination schedule

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill applies to health insurance policies and self-insured governmental plans that provide coverage for vaccines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the bill, if the federal government withdraws the recommendations for a vaccine, the policies and plans must continue to provide coverage for the vaccine, on an equal basis, if the vaccine is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics or American Academy of Family Physicians. The bill also requires the Department of Health Services, in considering diseases for elimination to be included in the vaccination schedule for the state’s immunization program, to take into account the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics or American Academy of Family Physicians.

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.

Who's behind it

17 representatives are its authors⁠. All 17 are Democrats.

7 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.