Louisiana § RS 37:1218 - Administration of influenza immunization
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:1218 — Administration of influenza immunization, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:1218. Administration of influenza immunization
A pharmacist may administer an influenza immunization to any person seven years of age or older without a prescription or medical order contingent upon all of the following provisions:
(1) The pharmacist shall administer influenza immunizations in conformance with the most current annual influenza vaccination administration protocol as set forth by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice.
(2) The pharmacist shall report each influenza immunization to the Louisiana Office of Public Health Immunization Registry at the time of the immunization or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.
(3) The pharmacist shall report all adverse events he observes or which are reported to him to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, the cooperative program of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Food and Drug Administration for vaccine safety, or its successor program; and further, the pharmacist shall refer the patient with an adverse event to the influenza immunization for appropriate medical care.
(4) The pharmacist shall maintain for at least two years a record of each influenza immunization administered.
(5) The pharmacist shall obtain the appropriate credential to administer influenza immunizations from the board, as administratively defined, prior to administering any such immunization.
Acts 2010, No. 287, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:1218 cover?
Section RS 37:1218 ("Administration of influenza immunization") 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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