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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
 
                            -3-              LRB9206631LDpram
 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.".

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