TABLE 1:
Requirements | Statesb | |
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Influenza vaccine required for HCP working in post-acute/long-term care | Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, District of Columbia. | |
Required only for those with direct patient contact | South Carolina, Texas | |
Exemptionsc | ||
Medical | All states except Delaware, Georgia, New Hampshire | |
Religious | Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, District of Columbia | |
Philosophical | Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, District of Columbia | |
Unspecified | New Hampshire, New York, Texas, Utah |
Based on information obtained from Appendix 1: Influenza Vaccination Laws for Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in Long-Term Care Facilities of 1. CDC - State Long-Term Care Facility Influenza Vaccination Laws - Publications by Topic - Public Health Law. https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/menus/ltcinfluenza/index.html. Accessed January 31, 2019. Please check with your local and/or state department of health for current information.
Includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Applies to HCP in long term care settings