Signed by Governor Eric Holcomb

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that requires the dissemination of information about influenza vaccines at assisted living housing.

Highlights:

• Requires operators to provide each resident of a housing with services establishment information regarding influenza no later than September 1 of each year, including (Sec. 16):

• The means that spread influenza;

• The cause and symptoms of influenza;

• The risks from contracting influenza;

• The most recent influenza vaccination recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 

• The availability, effectiveness, and contraindications of an influenza vaccination; and

• The latest vaccination information statement concerning influenza vaccinations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

• Specifies that the operator does not need to provide or pay for an influenza vaccination (Sec. 16).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

A vote to pass a bill that requires the dissemination of information about influenza vaccines at assisted living housing.

Highlights:

• Requires operators to provide each resident of a housing with services establishment information regarding influenza no later than September 1 of each year, including (Sec. 16):

• The means that spread influenza;

• The cause and symptoms of influenza;

• The risks from contracting influenza;

• The most recent influenza vaccination recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 

• The availability, effectiveness, and contraindications of an influenza vaccination; and

• The latest vaccination information statement concerning influenza vaccinations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

• Specifies that the operator does not need to provide or pay for an influenza vaccination (Sec. 16).

Full Bill Text