ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
appropriation; immunization
partnership
Purpose
Appropriates $100,000 in FY
2001-2002 from the state general fund to the Department of Health Services (DHS)
to establish a public-private partnership for immunizations.
Background
Following a major outbreak
of measles in the United States from 1989 to 1991, DHS developed a statewide
infant immunization initiative plan aimed at achieving 90 percent immunization
rates in all children by 2000. DHS
formed a broad-based task force that includes public health departments,
managed care plans, professional organizations, medical organizations,
pharmaceutical companies, businesses, the faith community, the media and others
to assist with the implantation of this initiative. In July 1992, this task force formally became the Arizona
Partnership for Infant Immunization (TAPII).
TAPII’s mission is to improve and sustain infant
immunization rates by implementing a community-based strategy for the
prevention of future outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
According to a 1998 article
in the American Journal of Preventive
Medicine, TAPII has improved infant immunization rates and has supported
the development of new technologies that track and report immunization
records. In addition, TAPII distributes
educational and informational materials to parents and health care providers
regarding immunizations on a statewide basis.
Although TAPII receives private sector grant monies, funding for this
public-private partnership has been limited to federal monies through DHS. S.B. 1207 ensures the availability of public
monies to establish a public-private partnership for immunizations, by
appropriating $100,000 in FY 2001-2002 to DHS.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $100,000 in FY 2001-2002 from the state general fund to DHS to establish a public-private partnership for immunizations.
2. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
February 2, 2001