Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 390.1140

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section 390.1140 - Vaccinations

a)A facility shall annually administer or arrange for a vaccination against influenza to each resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that are most recent to the time of vaccination, unless the vaccination is medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.

b)Residents admitted after November 30, during the flu season, and until February 1 shall, as medically appropriate, receive an influenza vaccination prior to or upon admission or as soon as practicable if vaccine supplies are not available at the time of the admission, unless the vaccine is medically contraindicated or the resident has refused the vaccine.

c)A facility shall document in the resident's medical record that an annual vaccination against influenza was administered, refused or medically contraindicated.

d)A facility shall provide or arrange for administration of a pneumococcal vaccination to each resident in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has not received this immunization prior to or upon admission to the facility unless the resident refuses the offer for vaccination or the vaccination is medically contraindicated.

e)A facility shall document in each resident's medical record that a vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia was offered and administered, refused, or medically contraindicated. (Section 2-213 of the Act)

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 390.1140

Added at 29 Ill. Reg. 12988, effective August 2, 2005

Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 5503, effective 3/25/2015