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

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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 <br>KRS Chapter 13A. (2) The department shall make educational literature that describes the risks of influenza and pneumococcal disease; the efficacy, side effects, and <br>contraindications of these immunizations; and the recommendations from the <br>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 <br>influenza for a purchase price of the vaccines. Long-term care facilities shall be <br>entitled to purchase the vaccines at the negotiated price for the purposes specified <br>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 <br>Research Commission on the number of outbreaks in long-term care facilities for <br>each year due to influenza virus and pneumococcal disease and the number of <br>hospitalizations of long-term care facility residents each year due to influenza virus, <br>pneumococcal disease, and associated complications. Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002.