HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 987 FILED ON: 1/14/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1917
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Mark J. Cusack
_________________
To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to protecting senior health.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk | 1/14/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 987 FILED ON: 1/14/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1917
By Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1917) of Mark J. Cusack relative to requiring hospitals to provide immunizations against the influenza virus to all inpatients 65 years of age and older upon discharge. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4044 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
_______________
An Act relative to protecting senior health.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 229: The commissioner shall adopt regulations requiring hospitals to offer, prior to discharge, immunizations against the influenza virus to all inpatients 65 years of age and older for each calendar year beginning on October 1st and continuing until March 1st of the following year; provided that, such offer is not contraindicated.
The immunization shall be provided based upon the availability of the influenza vaccine at the time of the offer and in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.