2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 46 — Public welfare and assistance
RS 46:1428 — Immunization information; influenza

§1428. Immunization information; influenza

A. Each licensed child care facility, whether licensed as a Class A or Class B facility, before November first of each year, shall make available to each child's parent or legal guardian information relative to the risks associated with influenza and the availability, effectiveness, known contraindications and possible side effects of the influenza immunization. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of influenza, the means by which influenza is spread, and the places where a parent or legal guardian may obtain additional information and where a child may be immunized against influenza. Such information shall be updated annually if new information on such disease is available.

B.(1) The Department of Health and Hospitals shall develop and provide information on influenza immunization to the Department of Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and Family Services shall provide such information to each licensed child care facility, which shall make the information available to each child's parent or legal guardian pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.

(2) The Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Children and Family Services shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.

C. The Department of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Health and Hospitals, shall establish by rules and regulations all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any licensed child care facility, the Department of Children and Family Services, or the Department of Health and Hospitals to provide or pay for immunizations against influenza.

Acts 2009, No. 343, §1.