California Lawmakers Announce Bill Tightening Vaccination Rules State Sens. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento) and Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) introduced legislation that aims to increase the number of vaccinated children in California by limiting exemptions only for medical reasons. February 4, 2015 News AB 2109, Richard Pan, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Vaccination Rates Up in California Schools For the first time in a decade, the number of parents who filed personal belief exemption forms to exempt their kindergarteners from vaccinations has declined in California. According to new data from the California Department of Public Health, the personal belief exemption rate decreased by 20% from 2013 to 2014. December 16, 2014 News, Public Health AB 2109, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Brown Signs Legislation Requiring Signatures To Opt Out of Vaccination Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2109 into law that requires parents who exclude their children from immunization requirements to submit a signed statement that they received information about risks and benefits of immunization. October 1, 2012 Advocacy, Public Health immunization requirement, AB 2109, immunization exemption, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
Legislative Update (2011-2012 Legislative Session) The Legislative Session officially ended early Saturday morning and SFMS/CMA’s Government Relations team was at the Capitol until the very end. In the waning hours of the 2011-2012 Legislative Session, we successfully passed three sponsored bills, killed two bills that would have weakened the protections of MICRA, negotiated key amendments into the Worker’s Compensation bill, and proudly fought to reinstate the Healthy Families program as part of a multi-part deal that died sometime after 1:00 am. September 5, 2012 Advocacy, CMA AB 2109, AB 589, Healthy Families, Legislative Update, 2011-2012 Legislative Session 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS-Sponsored School Vaccine Bill Passes Legislature The California Senate passed AB 2109, a bill that would require a parent or guardian seeking a personal belief exemption from school immunization requirements to first obtain a document signed by a licensed health care practitioner. AB 2109 was sponsored by SFMS and the CMA, and was authored by Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD. August 23, 2012 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health immunization, AB 2109, Richard Pan, vaccination 0 0 Comment Read More »
