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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4135 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 764
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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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 boosting flu prevention for seniors.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4135 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 764
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 764) of
Marjorie C. Decker relative to flu prevention for seniors. Elder Affairs.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act boosting flu prevention for seniors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 51D of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is amended by adding, at the end thereof, the following new paragraph:
3 Each year from October 1 through February 1 of the following year and in accordance
4with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the
5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each hospital shall offer, prior to discharge,
6immunizations against influenza virus to all inpatients sixty-five years of age and older, unless
7contraindicated, and contingent upon the availability of the vaccine.