(210 ILCS 40/10.1)
Sec. 10.1.
Vaccinations.
(a) A facility shall annually administer a vaccination against influenza to
each resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee
on
Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that
are most recent to the time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically
contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine. Influenza vaccinations
for all residents
age 65 and over shall be completed by November 30 of each year or as soon as
practicable
if vaccine supplies are not available before November 1. Residents admitted
after November
30, during the flu season, and until February 1 shall, as medically
appropriate,
receive an influenza vaccination prior to or upon admission or as soon as
practicable if
vaccine supplies are not available at the time of the admission, unless the
vaccine is
medically
contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine. In the event that the
Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention determines that dates of administration other than those stated in
this Act are optimal to
protect the health of residents, the Department is authorized to develop rules
to mandate
vaccinations at those times rather than the times stated in this Act. A
facility shall
document in the resident's medical record that an annual vaccination against
influenza
was administered, refused or medically contraindicated.
(b) A facility shall provide or arrange for administration of a pneumococcal
vaccination to each resident who is age 65 and over, in accordance with the
recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has not received this
immunization prior to or upon admission to the facility, unless the resident
refuses the offer for vaccination or the vaccination is medically
contraindicated. A facility shall document in each resident's medical record
that a vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered and administered,
refused, or medically contraindicated.
(Source: P.A. 93-384, eff. 7-25-03.)
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