Louisiana § RS 40:2023 - Availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:2023 — Availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:2023. Availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Beginning October 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, each general hospital licensed under this Chapter shall, during the period from October first through March first of the following calendar year, in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offer the following immunizations to all inpatients sixty-five years of age and older, prior to discharge, unless contraindicated for a patient and contingent upon the availability of a specific payment in addition to the normal or prevailing level of payment, that is at least equal to the product costs and the administrative costs for the immunization over and above the reimbursement for in-patient care and contingent upon the availability of the vaccine:
(1) Immunization against influenza.
(2) Immunization against pneumococcal diseases if ordered by the patient's attending physician.
Acts 2012, No. 645, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2023 ("Availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention") 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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