1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Hepatitis Exposure Prevention Act of 2019” or the “HEP A Act of 2019”.
Hepatitis Exposure Prevention Act of 2019
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer vaccinations for hepatitis A, at no cost to the inoculated, in certain areas at risk of a hepatitis A outbreak.
2. Vaccination for hepatitis A in areas at risk of a hepatitis A outbreak
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting directly or by entering into contracts or awarding grants, may administer vaccinations for hepatitis A, at no cost to the inoculated, in any area within a State for which there is in effect a declaration by the Governor of the State designating such area as at risk of a hepatitis A outbreak.