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PRIORITIES <br /> il* Washington's 35 l• • -•lth jurisdictions serve as - frontline responders to <br /> public health emergencies and threats, conveners that help communities <br /> implement health promotion and disease prevention strategies, and protectors <br /> WSRLPHO <br /> S <br /> OF LOOK PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIRLS <br /> Policy Priorities <br /> SB 5982 & HB 2157:Technical Change to WA Vaccine Association Definitions <br /> The Department of Health and the Washington Vaccine Association (WVA)work together to <br /> publicly purchase vaccine, eliminating cost barriers for childhood vaccinations.The narrow <br /> 4. bdefinition of vaccine in statute prevents the wVA from purchasing immunizations <br /> developed by new and innovative technologies. WSALPHO supports the technical fix to address this <br /> language in orderto: <br /> • Supply all childhood vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices <br /> • Eliminate healthcare provider costs to purchasing, storing, and administering vaccines I <br /> • Reduce cost barriers to receiving childhood vaccinations for overburdened and vulnerable families <br /> t <br /> � i "M � i <br /> ■m= � � � <br /> • <br /> SB S983: Increasing Access to • SIB 6110: Child Fatality Review <br /> Syphilis Treatment Teams <br /> WSALPHO supports a statutory WSALPHO supports modernizing <br /> change in RCW.18.360 to Washington's child fatality review <br /> temporarily allow Medical Assistants to statute(RCW 70.OS.170)to: <br /> treat syphilis when: I Strengthen the language for LHJs to <br /> • Access to care is limited and/or collect or access records and data from <br /> other sources to aid in the review process <br /> r Rates of infection exceed those typically <br /> I observed in an area or population by >2S% I • Provide clarification for participants who <br /> Allowing MAs to treat syphifis duriPE teiehealth are mandated reporters <br /> visits,as part of field outreach,community <br /> events, and syringe eXchange programs will Expand the age for reviews to include 18 <br /> improve health outcomes among hip-h--risk I years of age <br /> populations,including pregnant people which w . Enhance local and state collaboration to <br /> 1 ill reduce the number of congenital syphilis <br /> cases in Washington. I inform statewide prevention initiatives <br /> %* � � � MR= � � � ` � I <br /> POLICY CONTACTS <br /> Managing Director Contract Lobbyist 206 1 Oth Ave SE <br /> www.wsalpho.org <br />