State Immunization Laws for Healthcare
Workers and Patients

Immunization Administration Requirements
For State: AK

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Patient Type	Vaccine	Requirement
Hospital Employees	Hepatitis B[1]	Ensure[510]
	Influenza[2]	No
	MMR[3]	Ensure[26]
	Varicella[4]	No
	Pneumococcal[5]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[6]	Yes – (M)[27]
Hospital Inpatients	Influenza[7]	No
	Pneumococcal[8]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[9]	No
Individual Providers' Patients	Any Immunization[10]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[11]	No
Ambulatory Care Facilities Employees	Any Immunization[12]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[13]	No
Ambulatory Care Facilities Patients	Any Immunization[14]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[15]	No
Correctional Inmates and Residents	Any Immunization[16]	Ensure[28]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[17]	No
Developmentally Disabled Facility Residents	Any Immunization[18]	Ensure[29]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[19]	No
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[1] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer hepatitis B vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine?
[2] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer influenza vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with influenza vaccine?
[3] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine (or any component thereof) to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with MMR vaccine?
[4] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer varicella vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with varicella vaccine?
[5] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to any employees of the hospital, or ensure that any such employees are vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?	Top of Page
[6] If any hospitals are required to ensure that any hospital employees are vaccinated with hepatitis B, influenza, MMR, varicella or pneumococcal vaccine, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[7] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer any inpatients of the hospital influenza vaccine, or ensure that any inpatients are vaccinated with influenza vaccine?
[8] Does the jurisdiction require that any hospitals offer any inpatients of the hospital pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, or ensure that any inpatients are vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine?
[9] If any hospitals are required to ensure that any hospital inpatients are vaccinated with influenza or pneumococcal vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[10] Does the jurisdiction require that any individual healthcare providers offer any vaccinations to any patients, or ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[11] If any individual providers are required to ensure that any of their patients are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[12] Does the jurisdiction require that any ambulatory care facilities offer any vaccinations to any employees, or ensure that any employees are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[13] If any ambulatory care facilities are required to ensure that any employees are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[14] Does the jurisdiction require that any ambulatory care facilities offer any vaccinations to any patients, or ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[15] If any ambulatory care facilities are required to ensure that any patients are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[16] Does the jurisdiction require that any correctional facilities or juvenile detention centers offer any vaccinations to any inmates or juveniles, or ensure that any inmates or juveniles are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[17] If any correctional centers or juvenile detention centers are required to ensure that any inmates or juveniles are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?	Top of Page
[18] Does the jurisdiction require that any residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded offer any residents any vaccinations, or ensure that any residents are vaccinated with any vaccines?
[19] If any residential facilities for the developmentally disabled or mentally retarded are required to ensure that any residents are vaccinated with any vaccines, does the jurisdiction provide for any medical, religious or philosophical exemptions to such administration requirements?
[26] For Alaska requirements, see Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650, relating to “facilities and local units of health and social services.” Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650 requires each facility to have an employee health program that requires evidence of immunization against rubella. Note that these requirements apply only to those facilities identified in the regulation, and not all settings covered by the chart’s definition of hospital. “Facilities and local units” are defined in Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.990 as including (among others) the following facilities: general acute care and rural primary care hospitals, critical access hospitals, and specialized hospitals.
[27] For Alaska requirements, see Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650 for medical exemptions to rubella administration requirements set forth in Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650. Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650 provides that immunization requirements may be waived if a physician signs a certificate that there are medical reasons which dictate that an employee should not be vaccinated against rubella.	Top of Page
[28] For Alaska requirements, see Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 50.455 , relating to “full-time care facilities.” Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 50.455 requires facilities to ensure that the following age-appropriate immunizations are administered to residents: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, and rubella; if the child is less than 7 years old, pertussis; and starting July 1, 2001, mumps, hepatitis A, chickenpox and Haemophilus influenzae type b. “Full-time care facilities” are defined in Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 50.990 as a type of “residential child care facility.” While the definition of “residential child care facilities” set forth in Alaska Stat. § 47.35.900 does not specifically mention juvenile detention centers, this chart assumes juvenile detention centers are a type of “residential child care facility” for the foregoing reasons. First, a plain reading of the broad definition of “residential child care facility” as a place, staffed by employees, where 1 or more children who are apart from their parents receive 24 hour care on an ongoing basis would suggest that juvenile detention centers are a type of “residential child care facility.” Second, the section relating to “full-time care facilities” is located in the part relating to ‘Family and Youth Services and Juvenile Justice.’
[29] For Alaska requirements, see Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 50.455, relating to “full-time care facilities.” Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 50.455 requires that facilities ensure the administration of the following age appropriate immunizations to their residents: diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, and rubella; if the child is less than 7 years old, pertussis; and starting July 1, 2001, mumps, hepatitis A, chickenpox and Haemophilus influenzae type b. “Full-time care facilities” are defined in Alaska Admin. Code § 50.990 as a type of “residential child care facility.” While the definition of “residential child care facilities” set forth in Alaska Stat. § 47.35.900 does not specifically mention residential facilities for the developmentally disabled and mentally retarded, the service provided by “full-time care facilities” includes the provision of developmental opportunities, indicating that the definition of “full-time care facilities” covers those facilities serving individuals with developmental disabilities. Note, however, that while “residential child care facilities” may provide incidental services to the mentally disabled or mentally retarded, if a facility is designed to provide for such clients on a regular basis, it must be licensed as a medical facility under Alaska Stat. § 18.20, and does not need a license issued pursuant to Alaska Stat. § 47.35.015(c)(2).
[510] For Alaska requirements, see Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650, relating to “facilities and local units of health and social services.” Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.650 (2007) requires each facility to have an employee health program that requires evidence of immunization against hepatitis B. Note that these requirements apply only to those facilities identified in the regulation, and not all settings covered by the chart’s definition of hospital. “Facilities and local units” are defined in Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7 § 12.990 as including (among others) the following facilities: general acute care and rural primary care hospitals, critical access hospitals, and specialized hospitals.

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