California Health and Safety Code 1288.7 – By July 1, 2007, the department shall require that each general acute …
By July 1, 2007, the department shall require that each general acute care hospital, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, take all of the following actions:
(a) Annually offer onsite influenza vaccinations, if available, to all hospital employees at no cost to the employee. Each general acute care hospital shall require its employees to be vaccinated, or if the employee elects not to be vaccinated, to declare in writing that he or she has declined the vaccination.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1288.7
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- general acute care hospital: includes a "rural general acute care hospital. See California Health and Safety Code 1250
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(b) Institute respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette protocols, develop and implement procedures for the isolation of patients with influenza, and adopt a seasonal influenza plan.
(c) Revise an existing or develop a new disaster plan that includes a pandemic influenza component. The plan shall also document any actual or recommended collaboration with local, regional, and state public health agencies or officials in the event of an influenza pandemic.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 526, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)