10 HB
1179/AP
House
Bill 1179 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Dempsey of the
13th,
Cooper of the
41st,
Randall of the
138th,
Wilkinson of the
52nd,
Sims of the
119th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 31-7-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to influenza vaccinations for discharged patients aged 65 and older,
vaccinations or other measures for health care workers in hospitals, immunity
from liability, and standing orders, so as to require hospitals to annually
offer influenza vaccinations to its health care workers and other employees; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 31-7-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to influenza
vaccinations for discharged patients aged 65 and older, vaccinations or other
measures for health care workers in hospitals, immunity from liability, and
standing orders, is amended by revising subsection (b) as follows:
"(b)
A hospital
may
offer
shall annually
offer to its health care workers
and other
employees who have direct contact with patients, at no cost, vaccinations for
the influenza virus in accordance with the recommendations of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, subject to availability of the vaccine. A
hospital may offer to its health care workers and other
employees any
other
vaccination, test, or prophylactic measure required or recommended by, and in
accordance
with,
the recommendations
of,
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
All such vaccinations, tests, or prophylactic measures may be offered or
administered pursuant to standing orders
approved by the hospital's medical staff to ensure the safety of employees,
patients, visitors, and contractors."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.