New JerseyHealth officials would create a database of newborn vitamin K shots
New Jersey’s health commissioner would create a database of newborn vitamin K shots and babies’ responses, with identifying details removed and public access barred.
What it does
The Health Department would record when newborns receive vitamin K shots and how they respond. Records would omit identifying details and stay out of public view.
Argument forTracking shots and babies’ responses could help health officials spot patterns while keeping the records out of public view.
Argument againstEven with identifying details removed, letting agencies chosen by the commissioner use babies’ health records could raise privacy concerns for families.
More detail
The health commissioner would create a database to track vitamin K shots given to newborns and how they respond. The database would cover shots given to newborns and include birth dates, shot dates, responses, and other demographic details the commissioner considers necessary. The data must have identifying details removed. Only the Health Department and agencies named by the commissioner could use it; it could not be made public. If enacted, the requirement to establish the database would take effect immediately.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens CommitteeIntroduced
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