2013 Indiana Code TITLE 16. HEALTH ARTICLE 28. HEALTH FACILITIES CHAPTER 14. PATIENT IMMUNIZATIONS
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IC 16-28-14
Chapter 14. Patient Immunizations
IC 16-28-14-1
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.29-2009, SEC.3.)
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Obtaining informed consent
Sec. 2. (a) A health facility shall attempt to obtain informed
consent from:
(1) a patient; or
(2) a patient's legal guardian;
for a patient to participate in immunization programs conducted
within the health facility while the patient is residing at the health
facility.
(b) A health facility shall attempt to obtain the consent required
under subsection (a):
(1) upon the patient's admission, if the patient's admission
occurs after June 30, 1999; or
(2) before an immunization is administered, if the patient's
admission occurred before July 1, 1999.
As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2.
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Required immunizations; methods
Sec. 3. (a) Subject to obtaining a patient's informed consent under
section 2(b) of this chapter and subject to obtaining an order from the
individual's physician to administer the immunizations, a health
facility shall immunize all patients of the health facility against the
following:
(1) Influenza virus.
(2) Pneumococcal disease.
(b) A health facility shall conduct the immunizations required
under subsection (a) in accordance with the recommendations
established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that
are in effect at the time the health facility conducts the
immunizations.
As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.109.
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Date by which immunizations required
Sec. 4. Except as required by section 5 of this chapter, a health
facility shall administer or cause to be administered the
immunizations required under this chapter before December 1 of
each year if the vaccine is available.
As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2.
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Determination of patient status
Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to an individual who becomes a
patient of a health facility on or after December 1 and before April
1.
(b) A health facility shall attempt to determine the status of an
individual's immunization against the influenza virus and
pneumococcal disease upon the individual's admission to the health
facility.
(c) Subject to obtaining a patient's informed consent under section
2(b) of this chapter if the health facility determines that an
individual's immunization status is deficient and subject to obtaining
an order from the individual's physician to administer the
immunizations, the health facility shall, as soon as possible after the
individual's admission, administer or cause to be administered the
immunizations required under this chapter if the vaccine is available.
As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2.
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Exceptions to required immunization
Sec. 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
health facility shall not require an individual to receive an
immunization under this chapter if:
(1) the health facility:
(A) has written documentation from the individual's
physician or other health care provider indicating the date
and place that the individual received an immunization
required under this chapter; and
(B) determines that no additional immunization is required;
(2) the immunization is medically contraindicated as described
in the product labeling approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration;
(3) receiving the immunization is against the individual's
religious beliefs; or
(4) the individual refuses to permit the immunization as
provided by state or federal law.
As added by P.L.97-1999, SEC.2.
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