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Long-Term Care Resident and Employee Immunization Act

Article 21-A, New York State Public Health Law

• NYSDOH Statutory Advisory DAL #00-10 dated July 19, 2000
• Summary of the Long-Term Care Resident and Employee Immunization Act
• Text of the Long-Term Care Resident and Employee Immunization Act (PDF, 22KB, 3pg.)

Instructions for Reporting

• Instructions for Completing NYSDOH Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization Data Report for Long Term Care Facilities

Please Note: Electronic reporting is required for all facilities.

• Optional Worksheets for Recording Immunization Status of Residents/Registrants and Employees (PDF, 89KB,3pg.)
• NYSDOH Contact Information

Additional Information on Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel

• NYSDOH Immunization Information for Health Care Personnel - Additional Resources
• Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel MMWR February 24, 2006 / Vol. 55 / No. RR-2
  • Erratum
• Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Influenza
  • Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, February 24, 2006, Vol. 55, RR-2.
• Pneumococcal Disease Fact Sheet
• Adult Immunizations
• Health Care Personnel/Long Term Care Facility Flu Immunization Toolkit
• Order Free Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Pocket Guides - Immunization Action Coalition
• ACIP Recommendations for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease - CDC
  • Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - April 04, 1997 / 46(RR-08);1-24
  • Updated Recommendations for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Adults Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV-23) - September 3, 2010 / 59(34);1102-1106