Regulation .03 Requirements of Local Health Officers.

Upon receipt of notification of a major adverse reaction to a pertussis vaccine, the local health officer shall:

(1)

Notify and forward the morbidity report card to the Department within 24 hours; and

(2)

Assure that the necessary information to fill out a “Report of Adverse Event Following Immunization” is obtained.

At the time of completion, the report shall be submitted to the Department.