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California Health And Safety Code Section 1261.3

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a
patient aged 50 years or older, a registered nurse or licensed
pharmacist may administer in a skilled nursing facility, as defined
in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, influenza and pneumococcal
immunizations pursuant to standing orders and without
patient-specific orders if all of the following criteria are met:
   (1) The skilled nursing facility medical director, as defined in
Section 72305 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, has
approved the immunization standing orders established by the
facility.
   (2) The standing orders meet the recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
   (b) Nothing in this section amends, alters, or restricts the scope
of registered nurse practice including, but not limited to, the
scope of practice set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section
2725) of Chapter 6 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions
Code, the implementing regulations, and interpretative bulletins or
practice advisories issued by the Board of Registered Nursing.

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