Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05917 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5917
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1010 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. WOOD, 29th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT REQUIRING HOSPITALS TO OFFER AN INFLUENZA
1919 VACCINE TO SENIOR CITIZENS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That the general statutes be amended to require hospitals, in 1
2424 accordance with the recommendations from the Advisory Committee 2
2525 on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and 3
2626 Prevention, to offer any person sixty-five years of age or older the 4
2727 influenza vaccine prior to discharge, after an assessment for 5
2828 contraindications and contingent upon the availability of the vaccine. 6
2929 Statement of Purpose:
3030 To require hospitals to offer influenza vaccines to all senior citizens
3131 prior to discharge.