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§170.3. Immunization information; human papillomavirus
A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information
relative to immunizations shall provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student in
grades six through twelve information relative to the risks associated with human
papillomavirus and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of
immunization against human papillomavirus. The information shall describe the link
between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, the means by which human
papillomavirus is spread, and where a person may be immunized against human
papillomavirus. The information shall be updated annually if new information on human
papillomavirus becomes available.
B.
(1)The Louisiana Department of Health shall deve
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§170.3. Immunization information; human papillomavirus
A. Each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides information
relative to immunizations shall provide to the parent or legal guardian of each student in
grades six through twelve information relative to the risks associated with human
papillomavirus and the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of
immunization against human papillomavirus. The information shall describe the link
between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer, the means by which human
papillomavirus is spread, and where a person may be immunized against human
papillomavirus. The information shall be updated annually if new information on human
papillomavirus becomes available.
B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide such
information to the state Department of Education. The state Department of Education shall
provide the information to each city, parish, and other local public school board that provides
information relative to immunizations and educates students in grades six through twelve,
which shall provide such information to each such student's parent or legal guardian pursuant
to Subsection A of this Section. Such information shall include a form on which such
student's parent or legal guardian may grant written permission for the student to receive such
information directly.
(2) The Louisiana Department of Health, the state Department of Education, and
each such city, parish, and other local public school board shall determine respectively the
most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.
C. The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the state Department
of Education, shall establish by rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions
of this Section.
D.(1) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any city, parish, or other
local public school board, the state Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department
of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against human papillomavirus.
(2) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any person to be immunized
against human papillomavirus.