Louisiana § RS 17:407.50 - Immunization information; influenza
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§ RS 17:407.50. Immunization information; influenza
A. Each licensed early learning center, before November first of each year, shall make available to each child's parent or legal custodian information relative to the risks associated with influenza and the availability, effectiveness, known contraindications and possible side effects of the influenza immunization. Such information shall include the causes and symptoms of influenza, the means by which influenza is spread, the places where a parent or legal custodian may obtain additional information, and where a child may be immunized against influenza. Such information shall be updated annually if new information on such disease is available.
B.(1) The Louisiana Department of Health shall develop and provide information on influenza immunization to the department. The department shall provide such information to each licensed early learning center, which shall make the information available to each child's parent or legal custodian pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
(2) The Louisiana Department of Health and the department shall determine respectively the most cost-effective and efficient means of distributing such information.
C. The department, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, shall establish by rules and regulations all guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions of this Section in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any licensed early learning center, the department, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for immunizations against influenza.
Acts 2014, No. 868, §2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:407.50 ("Immunization information; influenza") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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