as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/27/2023 12:11am
A bill for an act
relating to health; requiring a parent or legal guardian to be present for vaccine
administration to a minor; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 145.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) A health care provider may administer a vaccine to a minor only if the minor's parent
or legal guardian is present when the vaccine is administered.
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(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a vaccine to which the minor consented according
to section 144.341, 144.342, or 144.3441.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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