MASSACHUSETTS CONTACT THE STAFF COORDINATOR:
ADDRESS:
Mary Conant, RN Email: mary.conant@state.ma.us Phone: 617-983-6862 Fax: 617-983-6840 C
Massachusetts Department of Health Immunization Program 305 South Street Boston, MA 02130
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS Does the jurisdiction require screening of pregnant women for hepatitis B infection or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)?
Does the jurisdiction specifically require reporting of positive HBsAg status in pregnant women?
Yes - Mass. Regs. Code tit. 105, § 130.627
No
COMPLETION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATION SERIES 3 or more doses among children 19-35 months of age
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Percentage of children 19-35 months of age receiving 3 or more doses
Rank among other states
U.S. National Average
#1 ranked state and coverage
81.5 ± 5.0% 89.1 ± 3.8% 90.5 ± 3.2% 90.5 ± 3.2% 92.0 ± 3.2% 93.3 ± 2.7% 92.5 ± 3.0% 93.7 ± 3.0% 97.5 ± 1.5% 94.8 ± 2.8% 97.9 ± 2.0% 95.7 ± 2.2% 96.1 ± 2.7% 96.8 ± 2.4% 95.0 ± 2.7%
3 4 3 4 10 9 3 4 2 11 1 11 8 3 15
67.9 ± 1.3% 81.8 ± 0.9% 83.6 ± 0.8% 87.0 ± 0.7% 88.1 ± 0.7% 90.3 ± 0.6% 88.9 ± 0.7% 89.9 ± 0.7% 92.4 ± 0.6% 92.4 ± 0.6% 92.9 ± 0.6% 93.3 ± 0.6% 92.7 ± 0.7% 93.5 ± 0.7% 92.4 ± 0.7%
88.5 ± 5.4% (South Carolina) 95.8 ± 2.2% (South Carolina) 91.6 ± 4.2% (New Jersey) 94.1 ± 2.7% (South Carolina) 94.0 ± 3.1% (Rhode Island) 96.4 ± 1.9% (Rhode Island) 95.8 ± 2.2% (Rhode Island) 97.0 ± 2.0% (Rhode Island) 98.2 ± 1.4% (Connecticut) 96.8 ± 1.7% (Florida) 97.9 ± 2.0% (Massachusetts) 97.8 ± 1.6% (Rhode Island) 98.6 ± 1.5% (New Hampshire) 98.1 ± 1.6% (Connecticut) 98.8 ± 1.5% (Rhode Island)
Data compiled by the ALC from National Immunization Surveys, 1995-20091, http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/default.htm#nis