HB 1827 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Provides that each degree-granting public or private postsecondary educational institution that provides on-campus or group housing shall provide information on meningococcal disease to each first-time student who has been accepted for admission. The information about meningococcal disease shall include: (1) Symptoms, risks, especially as the risks relate to circumstances of group living arrangements, and treatment;

(2) A recommendation that each first-time student receive the vaccination to prevent the student from contracting the disease and where the vaccination can be received; and

(3) A response form with space in which to indicate that the first-time student has received the information about meningococcal disease and the availability of the vaccine to prevent the student from contracting the disease, whether or not he or she has chosen to receive the vaccination, and his or her signature. In the case of a student who is a minor, the student's parent or guardian shall sign the response form on behalf of the minor student.