Lawmaker says immunization ‘risk’ statement creating confusion
“The statement in question is a line on a form that says, “I understand I am responsible for the risk of not vaccinating this child.”
Some legislators say they’re worried the statement passes on legal liability to parents, which is not required or provided for under state law.
“Many see (the language) as an assumption of risk, an admission against interest that could be used against them in a future legal proceeding if there were charges of child endangerment, child abuse, things of that nature,” Rep. Brian Greene, R-Pleasant Grove, said at a meeting of the Utah Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee.”
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