26B-7-118. Online public health education module for vaccine-preventable diseases.
(1) As used in this section: "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 78B-3-403 "Nonimmune" means that a child or an individual: has not received each vaccine required in Sectionand has not developed a natural immunity through previous illness to a vaccine-preventable disease, as documented by a health care provider; 53G-9-305 cannot receive each vaccine required in Section; or 53G-9-305 is otherwise known to not be immune to a vaccine-preventable disease. "Vaccine-preventable disease" means an infectious disease that can be prevented by a vaccination required in Section. 53G-9-305
(2) The department shall develop an online education module regarding vaccine-preventable diseases: to assist a parent of a nonimmune child to: recognize the symptoms of vaccine-preventable diseases; respond in the case of an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease; protect children who contract a vaccine-preventable disease; and prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases; that contains only the following: information about vaccine-preventable diseases necessary to achieve the goals stated in Subsection, including the best practices to prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases; (2)(a) recommendations to reduce the likelihood of a nonimmune individual contracting or transmitting a vaccine-preventable disease; and information about additional available resources related to vaccine-preventable diseases and the availability of low-cost vaccines; that includes interactive questions or activities; and that is expected to take an average user 20 minutes or less to complete, based on user testing.
(3) In developing the online education module described in Subsection, the department shall consult with individuals interested in vaccination or vaccine-preventable diseases, including: (2) representatives from organizations of health care professionals; and parents of nonimmune children.
(4) The department shall make the online education module described in Subsectionpublicly available to parents through: (2) a link on the department's website; county health departments, as that term is defined in Section; 26A-1-102 local health departments, as that term is defined in Section; 26A-1-102 local education agencies, as that term is defined in Section; and 53E-1-102 other public health programs or organizations.