New York Public Health Law Article 21-A - LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENT AND EMPLOYEE IMMUNIZATION ACT

• 2190 - Short Title.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "long-term care resident and employee immunization act".
• 2191 - Definitions.
  For the purposes of this article: 1. "Long-term care facility" or "facility" means a residential health care facility as defined in section twenty-eight hundred one...
• 2192 - Long-Term Care Resident and Employee Immunization Required.
  Except as provided in section twenty-one hundred ninety-five of this article, every long-term care facility in this state shall require residents and employees to be...
• 2193 - Resident Immunization.
  1. Upon admission, a long-term care facility shall notify the resident of the immunization requirements of this article and request that the resident agree to...
• 2194 - Employee Immunization.
  1. Every long-term care facility shall notify every employee of the immunization requirements of this article and request that the employee agree to be immunized...
• 2195 - Exceptions.
  No individual shall be required to receive either an influenza vaccine or pneumococcal vaccine if the vaccine is medically contraindicated, or if it is against...
• 2196 - Rules and Regulations; Report.
  1. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations relating to the immunization requirements of this article, taking into consideration the recommendations of the centers for disease control...

Last modified: February 3, 2019