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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 661
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 661 on page 1, line
3 9, after "influenza" by inserting "in the resident's medical
4 record"; and
5 on page 1, lines 9 and 10, by deleting "who is age 60 or
6 over"; and
7 on page 1, line 16, after "year" by inserting "or as soon as
8 practicable if vaccine supplies are not available before
9 November 1"; and
10 on page 1, line 19, after "admission" by inserting "or as
11 soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not available at
12 the time of admission"; and
13 on page 1, by replacing line 20 with "the vaccine is
14 medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the
15 vaccine. In the event that the Advisory Committee on
16 Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
17 Prevention determines that dates of administration other than
18 those stated in this Act are optimal to protect the health of
19 residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules to
20 mandate vaccinations at those times rather than the times
21 stated in this Act.
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1 A facility may obtain standing orders from a physician
2 for the annual administration of influenza vaccines to
3 residents."; and
4 on page 1, line 22, by replacing "disease" with "pneumonia in
5 the resident's medical record"; and
6 on page 1, by inserting the following immediately after line
7 31:
8 "(c) No action taken by a facility to administer
9 immunizations pursuant to this Section shall in any way be
10 construed as acceptance of liability on the part of the
11 facility. The facility shall be held harmless from any
12 action by a resident, family member, or other interested
13 party for administering the immunizations as authorized by a
14 physician."; and
15 on page 2, line 6 after "influenza" by inserting "in the
16 resident's medical record"; and
17 on page 2, lines 6 and 7, by deleting "who is age 60 or
18 over"; and
19 on page 2, line 13, after "year" by inserting "or as soon as
20 practicable if vaccine supplies are not available before
21 November 1"; and
22 on page 2, line 16, after "admission" by inserting "or as
23 soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not available at
24 the time of admission"; and
25 on page 2, by replacing line 17 with "the vaccine is
26 medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the
27 vaccine. In the event that the Advisory Committee on
28 Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
29 Prevention determines that dates of administration other than
30 those stated in this Act are optimal to protect the health of
31 residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules to
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1 mandate vaccinations at those times rather than the times
2 stated in this Act.
3 A facility may obtain standing orders from a physician
4 for the annual administration of influenza vaccines to
5 residents."; and
6 on page 2, line 19, by replacing "disease" with "pneumonia in
7 the resident's medical record"; and
8 on page 2, by inserting the following immediately after line
9 28:
10 "(c) No action taken by a facility to administer
11 immunizations pursuant to this Section shall in any way be
12 construed as acceptance of liability on the part of the
13 facility. The facility shall be held harmless from any
14 action by a resident, family member, or other interested
15 party for administering the immunizations as authorized by a
16 physician.".