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2012 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
71-468 - Onsite vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease.

Universal Citation:
NE Code § 71-468 (2012)
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71-468. Onsite vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease.

In order to prevent, detect, and control pneumonia and influenza outbreaks in Nebraska, each general acute hospital, intermediate care facility, nursing facility, and skilled nursing facility shall annually, beginning no later than October 1 and ending on the following April 1 when no national vaccine shortage exists, offer onsite vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents and to all inpatients prior to discharge, pursuant to procedures of the facility and in accordance with the recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as the recommendations existed on January 1, 2012. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any facility listed in this section to cover the cost of a vaccination provided pursuant to this section.

Source
    Laws 2012, LB1077, § 2.

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