Enforcement of the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) (Motion #25-15)

Moved by Pilon, Thain. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health, June 28, 2015.

WHEREAS each public health unit in Ontario is required to enforce the Immunization of School Pupils Act by assessing and maintaining immunization records of school pupils (students) each year; and

WHEREAS parents/guardians whose child(ren) receive vaccine at a health care provider other than public health are required to provide notification of their child’s immunizations to their local public health unit; and

WHEREAS healthcare providers are not required under the provisions of the Health Protection and Promotion Act to report immunizations to the Medical Officer of Health; and

WHEREAS incomplete immunization records create significant challenges to the enforcement of the ISPA indicated by the numbers of students suspended from attendance at school under the Act, as well as parental and guardian frustration;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health recommend to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care that amendments to provincial regulations be made requiring health care providers to report to the Medical Officer of Health all immunizations administered to individuals under 18 years of age.

FURTHER THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health advocate to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care for the integration of all health care provider electronic immunization records onto a common electronic data base to ensure efficient and accurate sharing of immunization records.

FURTHER THAT this motion be forwarded to the Association of Local Public Health Agencies, the Chief Medical Officer of Health and all Ontario Boards of Health.

This item was last modified on July 21, 2015