209.554 Administrative regulations -- Educational literature -- Negotiation for price of vaccines -- Report. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 209.554 Administrative regulations -- Educational literature -- Negotiation for price of vaccines -- Report. (1) The commissioner of the department shall implement the provisions of KRS 209.550 to 209.554 through the promulgation of administrative regulations under
KRS Chapter 13A. (2) The department shall make educational literature that describes the risks of influenza and pneumococcal disease; the efficacy, side effects, and
contraindications of these immunizations; and the recommendations from the
Centers for Disease Control available to every long-term care facility. (3) The department, on behalf of long-term care facilities, shall negotiate with any appropriate manufacturer of the vaccines for adult pneumococcal disease and
influenza for a purchase price of the vaccines. Long-term care facilities shall be
entitled to purchase the vaccines at the negotiated price for the purposes specified
under KRS 209.552. (4) The commissioner of the department shall report by September 1, 2005, to the Governor, the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare, and the Legislative
Research Commission on the number of outbreaks in long-term care facilities for
each year due to influenza virus and pneumococcal disease and the number of
hospitalizations of long-term care facility residents each year due to influenza virus,
pneumococcal disease, and associated complications. Effective: July 15, 2002
History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002.