NAC441A.685. Severe reaction to immunization.

     1. The health authority shall investigate each report of a case having a severe reaction to immunization to confirm the diagnosis and to document the circumstances pertaining to the reported reaction. The health authority shall transmit such information to the Division.

     2. As used in this section, a “severe reaction to immunization” means a severe or unusual event related either directly or indirectly to the receipt of a vaccine, which occurred within 30 days after the receipt of a vaccine and resulted in the death of the person vaccinated or the need for the person vaccinated to consult a health care provider.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92)