SB-0722, As Passed House, December 3, 2009

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 722

     A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 21529; and to repeal

acts and parts of acts.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 21529. (1) Beginning October 1, 2010, a hospital shall

establish a seasonal influenza immunization policy. The seasonal

influenza immunization policy shall be consistent with guidelines

or recommendations issued by the federal centers for disease

control and prevention or by the advisory committee on immunization

practices of the federal centers for disease control and

prevention. A hospital shall include all of the following in its

seasonal influenza immunization policy:

     (a) A procedural plan for managing its supply of any influenza

vaccine.

     (b) Procedures for identifying individuals 65 years of age or

older and, at the discretion of the hospital, other patients at

risk, who are admitted to the hospital.

     (c) Procedures for offering immunization against the influenza

virus during the influenza season to individuals 65 years of age or

older and, at the discretion of the hospital, other patients at

risk, who are admitted to the hospital for a period of 24 hours or

more.

     (d) Procedures for ensuring that an individual offered the

influenza vaccination or the individual's authorized representative

receives information regarding the risks and benefits of the

influenza vaccination.

     (e) A standing order policy approved by the medical director

or other appropriate health professional that includes, but is not

limited to, an assessment for medical contraindication to

administering the influenza vaccination.

     (f) A system for documenting influenza vaccination

administration, medical contraindications, patient refusals, and

any postvaccination adverse events.

     (2) As used in this section, "influenza season" means that

period between October 1 and March 1.

     (3) This section is repealed effective April 1, 2012.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless House Bill No. 4172 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into

law.