SB 285 — AN ACT ALLOWING MEDICAL ASSISTANTS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES.

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28533 January Session, 2021 ANSubstitute ACTSenate ALLOWINGBill MEDICALNo. ASSISTANTS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES.

285 Senate, March 9, 2021 The Committee on Public Health reported through SEN.

DAUGHERTY ABRAMS of the 13th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ALLOWING MEDICAL ASSISTANTS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES.

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33 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which allows medical assistants to administer vaccines under certain conditions, does not result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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33 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 285 AN ACT ALLOWING MEDICAL ASSISTANTS TO ADMINISTER VACCINES.

SUMMARY This bill allows medical assistants to administer vaccines, under certain conditions, in any setting other than ahospital setting.

They may do so only if they (1) meet certain certification, education, and training requirements and (2) are acting under the supervision, control, and responsibility of a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN).

The bill specifies that it does not authorize employers to require physicians or APRNs, without their consent, to oversee medical assistants administering vaccines.

The bill makes a corresponding change by adding to the list of organizations from whom the Department of Public Health (DPH) must obtain a list of state residents certified as medical assistants.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2021 REQUIRED CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING Underthebill,tobeeligibletoadministervaccinesamedicalassistant generally must be certified by the American Association of Medical Assistants, the National Healthcareer Association, the National Center for Competency Testing, or the American Medical Technologists.

The medical assistant also generally must have graduated from a postsecondary medical assisting program that is:

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accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, or another accrediting organization recognized by the U.S.

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offered by a higher education institution accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education.

The bill’s authorization also applies to medical assistants who do not meet the above certification and education requirements but who have completed relevant medical assistant training provided by any branch of the U.S.

armed forces.

The bill requires any medical assistant, before administering vaccines, to complete at least 24 hours of classroom training and eight hours of clinical training on vaccine administration.

LIST OF CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS Under current law, the DPH commissioner must annually obtain from the American Association of Medical Assistants and the National Healthcareer Association a list of all state residents on each organization’s registry of certified medical assistants.