SB380 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Health, St. Bd. of, immunization registry, reports re immunization vaccines, review by providers, Sec. 22-11B-2 am'd.

Summary

The bill would require health care providers to report vaccines to the immunization registry and check the registry before giving vaccines, with an exception for flu vaccines and for providers who have a bidirectional interface with the registry.

What This Bill Does

It requires providers to report vaccine data to the immunization registry and to review the registry before administering vaccines. If a provider has a bidirectional interface with the registry, they must review historical data through that interface before vaccinating and enter vaccine information into the registry either via the interface or manually. If there is no bidirectional interface, providers must review the registry and enter data electronically or manually. Annual influenza vaccines must be reported, but a pre-vaccine registry review is not required for influenza.

Who It Affects

• Health care providers (doctors, clinics, hospitals, and other entities that administer vaccines) must report vaccines to the registry and review registry data before vaccination, with the workflow depending on whether they have a bidirectional interface.
• Patients of all ages who receive vaccines, as their vaccination data will be stored in the immunization registry and used to track vaccination history, with influenza vaccines exempt from pre-vaccination review.

Key Provisions

• Requires health care providers to report immunization data to the state immunization registry.
• Requires providers to review the registry before administering a vaccine, unless the provider has a bidirectional interface with the registry.
• If using a bidirectional interface, providers must review historical vaccination information through the interface before vaccinating and must enter data for vaccines administered into the registry (via the interface or manually).
• If no bidirectional interface exists, providers must review the registry before vaccination and enter vaccine data electronically or manually.
• Annual influenza vaccinations must be reported to the registry, but a pre-vaccination registry review is not required for influenza vaccines.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and Governor’s approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Health