INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS
House Bill 4181
Sponsor: Rep. Paul Wojno
Committee: Senior Health, Security and Retirement
Complete to 2-19-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4181 AS INTRODUCED 2-13-01
Public Act 437 of 2000 amended the Public Health Code to, among other things, require homes for the aged and nursing homes to offer each resident, or provide each resident with information and assistance in obtaining, an annual vaccination against influenza in accordance with the most recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and as approved the Department of Community Health.
House Bill 4181 would delete these provisions and instead require nursing homes and homes for the aged to ensure that each of their residents receive annual influenza vaccinations, between November 15 and December 15 each year. However, the bill specifies that a nursing home or home for the aged could not vaccinate a resident if the resident or a family member presented a written statement that vaccination was contrary to the resident's religious or other beliefs, or was medically inappropriate. Each vaccination, and each waiver, would have to be entered into a resident's permanent medical record.
MCL 333.21332 and 333.21716
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.