- (1) "Long-term care facility" means a nursing care facility, small health care facility, assisted living type I and type II, intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled, and a swing bed unit of a general acute hospital.
- (2) "Pneumococcal vaccination'' means use of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccines to prevent pneumococcal disease, including pneumococcal conjugate vaccines PCV 13, PCV15, or PCV20, or the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) administered per the ACIP recommendations.
- (3) "Resident" means anyone admitted to a long-term care facility.
- (4) "Current Reporting Period" means from October 1 of the previous year to March 31 of the reporting year.
- (5) "Current Influenza Season" means from September of the previous year, or sooner if available, through March of the reporting year.
As used in this rule:
KEY: health care facilities, vaccinations
Date of Last Change: April 15, 2024
Notice of Continuation: January 24, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-202