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Board to hold hearings on shellfish
related illness, newborn screening
At its May 14 meeting in Eastsound, the Board will discuss rules
related to schools, shellfish and newborn screening. It will hold
public hearings on, and consider adopting, changes to the shellfish
rule intended to control Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It will
also hold an adoption hearing on a proposal to add 15 disorders to
the list of genetic conditions for which all newborns must be
tested. The Board will also receive an update on the school
environmental health and safety rule development process. Other
items on the agenda include a briefing on the Health of Washington
State report and discussion with the San Juan County Board of Health
about local issues. A
final agenda and
meeting materials are available.
School Environmental Health and Safety
Rule Revision
The Board has been working with the Department of Health and
stakeholders since 2004 to modernize its school environmental health
and safety rule. The Board has organized a series of workshops with
selected stakeholder representatives to review draft language for
technical clarity. The goal is to eliminate confusion from unclear
language and to clearly articulate areas of disagreement.
There will be five workshops between April 4 and May 20. The
Board will be briefed June 11 and a rule hearing is tentatively
scheduled for August 13. More information.
Board discussed response to vaccine shortages, shellfish-related illness
At its March 12 meeting, the Board discussed future response to
shortages of vaccines required for child care and school entry and was
briefed on Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish. The Board also
received an update on the school environmental health and safety rule
development process. Other items on the agenda included a legislative update
and discussions on the Board's authority to propose legislation, the
structure and membership of its policy committees, and health record
banks. Meeting materials
are available.
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