Influenza immunization of residents
Arkansas Code § 20-10-1704; Arkansas Code § 20-10-1707; Arkansas Code § 20-10-224; Arkansas Code § 20-10-232; Arkansas Code § 20-76-201; Arkansas Code § 20-77-107; Arkansas Code § 25-10-129
(a) The facility shall ensure that all Medicare-eligible residents receive annual influenza immunizations except when:
- (1) Objection is made on religious grounds; or
- (2) Immunization is medically contraindicated.
(b) The facility shall record the following information:
- (1) The name of the resident;
- (2) The date that the immunization occurred; and
- (3) The exception applicable to each resident who was not immunized.
- (c) The facility shall place the documentation in each resident’s medical chart and retain the record in the same manner and for the same time period as medical records.