Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Each licensee shall make an influenza
immunization available to each employee during the recommended vaccine season.
(a) The licensee shall be deemed to have made
influenza immunization available if the licensee documents that each employee
on staff had the opportunity to receive an influenza immunization under their
existing health plan coverage.
(b)
If the employee does not have health plan coverage for influenza immunization,
then the licensee shall be deemed to have made influenza immunization available
if the licensee documents that each employee on staff had the opportunity to
receive an influenza immunization at a cost to the employee that is at or below
that charged by their local health department.
(2) Each licensee shall document
circumstances beyond its control that prevent it from providing immunizations,
such as nonavailability of vaccine. If the licensee cannot obtain the necessary
vaccines, they shall provide documentation and request an alternative plan from
the local health department or Utah Department of Health and Human
Services.
(3) The following are
exempt from the influenza and pneumococcal immunizations:
(a) a resident, or the resident's responsible
person if the resident cannot act for themselves, who has refused the
immunization after having been given the opportunity to be immunized;
(b) an employee who has refused the
immunization after having been given the opportunity to be immunized;
or
(c) a resident or employee who
has a condition contraindicated for immunization according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice
recommendations for influenza vaccine or for pneumococcal vaccine.
(4) For each resident and employee
who is not immunized, the licensee shall document in the resident's or
employee's file the reason for not becoming immunized.
(a) The licensee shall make influenza and
pneumococcal immunizations annually available to all residents and employees
who have claimed an exemption.
(b)
The licensee shall document the following:
(i)
each refusal to receive influenza and pneumococcal immunizations; and
(ii) each medical contraindication to
influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.
