SECTIONS 120475-120476 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 120475-120476

120475. On or before March 15 on a biennial basis, the department
shall submit a report to the Legislature on all of the following
issues:
(a) The immunization status of young children in the state, based
on available data.
(b) The steps taken to strengthen immunization efforts,
particularly efforts through the Child Health and Disability
Prevention Program.
(c) The steps taken to improve immunization levels among currently
underserved minority children, young children in family day care and
other child care settings, and children with no health insurance
coverage.
(d) The improvements made in ongoing methods of immunization
outreach and education in communities where immunization levels are
disproportionately low.
(e) Its recommendations for a comprehensive strategy for fully
immunizing all California children and its analysis of the funding
necessary to implement the strategy.

120476. The department shall submit to the Legislature, by January
31, 2008, a sustainability plan for full funding of a statewide
immunization information system that integrates existing immunization
systems throughout the state. The plan shall demonstrate how the
department will fully populate and sustain the statewide immunization
information system over time.