Bill > H1917

This bill requires hospitals to adopt regulations, meaning they must create and follow official rules, to offer influenza virus immunizations, or flu shots, to all inpatients who are 65 years of age or older before they are discharged from the hospital. This offer would be made each year from October 1st through March 1st of the following year, as long as the flu shot is not medically advised against for the patient. The provision of the flu shot would depend on the availability of the vaccine and follow the latest guidance from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a federal agency focused on public health. This measure aims to protect the health of senior citizens by increasing their access to flu vaccinations during flu season.