Washington § 70.290.050 - Selection of vaccines to be purchased — Committee.

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§ 70.290.050. Selection of vaccines to be purchased — Committee.

(1) The board of the association shall establish a committee for the purposes of developing recommendations to the board regarding selection of vaccines to be purchased in each upcoming year by the department. The committee must be composed of at least five voting board members, including at least three health carrier or third-party administrator members, one physician, and the secretary or the secretary's designee. The committee must also include a representative of vaccine manufacturers, who is a nonvoting member of the committee. The representative of vaccine manufacturers must be chosen by the secretary from a list of three nominees submitted collectively by vaccine manufacturers on an annual basis.
(2) In selecting vaccines to purchase, the following factors should be strongly considered by the committee: Patient safety and clinical efficacy, public health and purchaser value, compliance with RCW 70A.230.120, patient and provider choice, and stability of vaccine supply.
[ 2021 c 65 s 68; 2010 c 174 s 5.]

Notes

Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.

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