PRINTER'S NO. 770
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
621
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS AND SCAVELLO, MAY 19, 2021
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAY 19, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in COVID-19 disaster emergency,
providing for COVID-19 vaccine.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 57 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read:
SUBCHAPTER F
COVID-19 VACCINE
Sec.
5751. (Reserved).
5752. (Reserved).
5753. COVID-19 vaccine advertisement.
§ 5751. (Reserved).
§ 5752. (Reserved).
§ 5753. COVID-19 vaccine advertisement.
(a) General rule.--All providers receiving a State
allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in this Commonwealth shall
publish weekly in a newspaper of general circulation and the
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newspaper's Internet publication, if applicable, the location
and allocation of COVID-19 vaccines the provider received. The
publication under this subsection shall include a telephone
contact number.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19." The novel coronavirus as identified in the
Governor's proclamation of disaster emergency issued on March 6,
2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).
"COVID-19 vaccine." A vaccine for COVID-19 that has received
emergency use authorization from the United States Food and Drug
Administration.
"Provider." A COVID-19 vaccine provider approved by the
Department of Health to distribute and administer COVID-19
vaccine doses in this Commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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