DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 468 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Cromer
Abstract: Requires adult residential care providers to disseminate to residents educational
information on influenza.
Proposed law requires adult residential care providers to provide educational information on
influenza no later than Sept. 1 of each year and in accordance with the latest recommendations of
the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Proposed law requires the educational information to include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1)The risks associated with influenza.
(2)The availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of the influenza immunization.
(3)The causes and symptoms of influenza.
(4)The means by which influenza is spread.
Proposed law shall not be construed to require any adult residential care provider to provide or pay
for any immunization against influenza.
(Adds R.S. 40:2166.9)