Action Alert: Please Ask Legislators to OPPOSE HB1313, Which Gives Paramedics Emergency Authority to Administer Vaccinations
TEXT OF HB1313 – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES – PARAMEDICS – VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION:
Authorizing a paramedic to administer a vaccination included on the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration if the services are under the direction of an EMS operational program medical director, ambulance service medical director, or other qualified physician, authorized by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, and part of a certain program or population heath outreach effort; etc.
why icm opposes THESE billS
- Paramedics are not trained or equipped to obtain and evaluate the full medical history and potential contra-indications of each vaccine for each potential recipient.
- In particular, Covid-19 vaccines are potentially inflammatory and associated with anaphylaxis and other potentially life-threatening adverse events. As of February 2021, deaths following Covid-19 vaccination have been reported to the CDC VAERS database at 28 times the annual rate of deaths following influenza vaccination from 2016 - 2021.
- It's inappropriate for the state legislature, independent of medical licensing boards and other medical institutions, to license healthcare providers ill-equipped to evaluate the safety and appropriateness of each vaccination for each potential recipient to administer vaccines. Medical licensing institutions bear the responsibility of carefully evaluating whether providers previously unlicensed to administer vaccines are qualified to do so safely in all contexts. The nature of the Covid-19 pandemic does not warrant this action, as demand for hospital care has never exceeded capacity in Maryland, and the Covid-19 mortality rate for Maryland residents under age 65 is comparable with other upper respiratory infections.
Who to contact about HB1313
There will be a hearing for HB1313 before the Health and Government Operations Committee on 2/23/21 at 1:30 PM.
URGENT: We’re asking all members to call and email Delegate Nino Mangione and the members of Health and Government Operations Committee and let her know, in your own words, why you oppose HB836.
Delegate Nino Mangione
Phone 410-841-3258 | 301-858-3258 Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3258
e-mail: nino.mangione@house.state.md.us
If you’re a constituent of his – in District 42B – let him know!
Please copy and paste the following email addresses of the Health and Government Operations Committee members into the BCC section of your email in opposition of HB1313:
Please call the offices of the Health and Government Operations Committee members in opposition of HB1313:
Bagnall, Heather 410-841-3406 | 301-858-3406
Barron, Erek L. 410-841-3692 | 301-858-3692
Bhandari, Harry 410-841-3526 | 301-858-3526
Carr, Alfred C., Jr. 410-841-3638 | 301-858-3638
Charles, Nick 410-841-3707 | 301-858-3707
Chisholm, Brian 410-841-3206 | 301-858-3206
Cullison, Bonnie 410-841-3883 | 301-858-3883
Hill, Terri L. 410-841-3378 | 301-858-3378
Johnson, Steve 410-841-3280 | 301-858-3280
Kelly, Ariana B. 410-841-3642 | 301-858-3642
Kerr, Ken 410-841-3240 | 301-858-3240
Kipke, Nicholaus 410-841-3421 | 301-858-3421
Krebs, Susan W. 410-841-3200 | 301-858-3200
Lewis, Robbyn 410-841-3772 | 301-858-3772
Morgan, Matthew 410-841-3170 | 301-858-3170
Peña-Melnyk, Joseline 410-841-3502 | 301-858-3502
Pendergrass, Shane E. 410-841-3139 | 301-858-3139
Reilly, Teresa E. 410-841-3278 | 301-858-3278
Rosenberg, Samuel I. 410-841-3297 | 301-858-3297
Saab, Sid 410-841-3551 | 301-858-3551
Sample-Hughes, Sheree 410-841-3427 | 301-858-3427
Szeliga, Kathy 410-841-3698 | 301-858-3698
Young, Karen Lewis 410-841-3436 | 301-858-3436
Please note: Rules for submitting written and oral testimony have changed this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, and can be viewed here. We’re asking members for phone calls, emails, and written testimony only at this time.
Please spread the word! Let’s flood Delegate Mangione’s office and the HGO members with polite, respectful, forceful emails and phone calls. They need to hear our voices!
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You said pharmacists, but I think you meant paramedics. DOes the bill mention consent or if the person is incompacitated. My issues would be whether they are doing this without consent. I can see where paramedics being able to administer for ex. a rabies shot to someone bitten by a rabid animal would be a good thing, so the consent piece is the crux of the issue for me.