(a) When hepatitis A outbreaks in communities are of such a nature and proportion that the centers for disease control or the commissioner of health deems it appropriate to do targeted or widespread vaccination for hepatitis A, then vaccine shall be made available to that community through state funds, if no federal vaccine program covers the cost of any or all of the vaccine necessary to carry out the vaccination program.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-1-402

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
(b) For the purpose of funding the cost of the vaccine required by this section during outbreaks, it is the legislative intent to provide a sum-sufficient appropriation in each fiscal year‘s annual appropriation bill, which will be subject to approval of the commissioner of finance and administration.
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