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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 600
BY SENATOR MILLS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1218.1, relative to immunizations and vaccines; to provide2
for the administering of immunizations and vaccines other than influenza3
immunizations by a pharmacist; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 37:1218.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1218.1. Administration of certain immunizations in primary care health7
professional shortage areas and vaccines other than influenza8
immunizations9
A. In any parish designated wholly or in part as a primary care health10
professional shortage area as set forth under Section 332 of the Public Health Service11
Act, as determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services,12
a pharmacist may administer any of the following vaccines, but only in conformance13
with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section:14
(1) Pneumococcal, to any person eighteen years of age or older.15
(2) Zoster, to any person fifty years of age or older.16
B. The pharmacist shall administer each immunization in conformance with17
the most current vaccination administration as set forth by the United States Public18
Health Service Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, following guidance19
published in the Louisiana State Immunization Policies and Procedures Manual, to20
participate in the program and to be covered by the National Vaccine Injury21
Compensation Fund.22
ACT No. 769 SB NO. 600 ENROLLED
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A pharmacist may administer to an individual age seventeen or older an1
immunization or a vaccine without a patient-specific prescription or medical2
order if the immunization or the vaccine is administered in conformance with3
the most current immunization administration protocol as set forth by the4
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee5
on Immunization Practice. At the time that a pharmacist administers an6
immunization or vaccine under the provisions of this Section, the pharmacist7
shall also inform the individual that the administration of an immunization or8
vaccine under this Section is not to be construed as being in lieu of an annual9
checkup with the individual's primary care or family physician.10
(1) The pharmacist shall report each immunization to the Department of11
Health and Hospitals, office of public health's Louisiana Immunization Network for12
Kids Statewide at the time of the immunization or as soon as reasonably practicable13
thereafter, as this is the official state vaccination record.14
(2) The pharmacist shall report all adverse events he observes or which are15
reported to him to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System, the cooperative16
program of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the17
United States Food and Drug Administration for vaccine safety, or its successor18
program; and further, the pharmacist shall refer the patient with an adverse event to19
an immunization for appropriate medical care.20
(3) The pharmacist shall maintain for at least two years a record of each21
immunization administered.22
(4) The pharmacist shall obtain the appropriate credentials to administer23
immunizations from the board, as administratively defined, prior to administering24
any such immunization.25
(5) The pharmacist shall request the name of a patient's primary care provider26
prior to the administering of any immunization. If the patient identifies such primary27
care provider to the pharmacist, the pharmacist shall notify the primary care28
provider, by written or electronic communication, as soon as reasonably possible29
thereafter that the immunization was administered.30 SB NO. 600 ENROLLED
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B. This Section shall not apply to the administering of an immunization1
pursuant to R.S. 37:1218.2
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: