State Immunization Laws for Healthcare
Workers and Patients

Immunization Administration Requirements
For State: LA

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Patient Type	Vaccine	Requirement
Hospital Employees	Hepatitis B[1]	No
	Influenza[2]	No
	MMR[3]	No
	Varicella[4]	No
	Pneumococcal[5]	No
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[6]	No
Hospital Inpatients	Influenza[7]	Offer[561]
	Pneumococcal[8]	Offer[562]
	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[111]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[17]	Yes – (M)[112]
Developmentally Disabled Facility Residents	Any Immunization[18]	Ensure[113]
	Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[19]	Yes – (M)[114]
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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?
[111] For Louisiana requirements, see La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 46:1906, relating to juvenile detention facilities, and La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, relating to “residential facilities.” La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 46:1906 requires that each child between 12 and 19 who has been placed in the custody of the local juvenile detention facility shall be immunized with hepatitis B vaccine during the intake process at any state or non-state owned facility. Detainees released before completion of the series shall be referred to health units or other providers for completion. La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701 requires that each child 18 years of age or under admitted to any residential facility, shall have verification that the child had all age-appropriate immunizations according to the Office of Public Health Schedule.
[112] For Louisiana, for medical exemptions to the immunization requirements of La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, see La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, providing that immunization requirements are inapplicable where a written statement from a physician stating that the procedure is contraindicated for medical reasons is presented. Also, although there is no specific religious or philosophical exemption to immunization requirements of La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, note that La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701 provides more generally that immunization requirements are inapplicable where a written dissent from the parents is presented.	Top of Page
[113] For Louisiana requirements, see La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, relating to “residential facilities.” La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701 requires that each child 18 years of age or under, admitted to any residential facility, shall have verification that the child had all age-appropriate immunizations according to the Office of Public Health Schedule. Based on a plain reading of the text, this chart assumes that residential facilities for the developmentally disabled and mentally retarded are a type of “residential facility”.
[114] For Louisiana, for medical exemptions to the immunization requirements of La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, see La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, providing that immunization requirements are inapplicable where a written statement from a physician stating that the procedure is contraindicated for medical reasons is presented. Also, although there is no specific religious or philosophical exemption to immunization requirements of La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701, note that La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § 701 does provide that immunization requirements are inapplicable where a written dissent from the parents is presented.
[561] For Louisiana requirements, see La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:2023, pertaining to availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:2023 provides that beginning October 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, each general hospital licensed under this chapter shall, in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offer the following immunizations to all inpatients sixty-five years of age and older prior to discharge, if not contraindicated and contingent on certain payment specifications: (1) immunization against influenza and (2) immunization against pneumococcal disease if ordered by the patient’s attending physician.
[562] For Louisiana requirements, see La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:2023, pertaining to availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:2023 provides that beginning October 1, 2012, and each year thereafter, each general hospital licensed under this chapter shall, in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offer the following immunizations to all inpatients sixty-five years of age and older prior to discharge, if not contraindicated and contingent on certain payment specifications: (1) immunization against influenza and (2) immunization against pneumococcal disease if ordered by the patient’s attending physician.	Top of Page

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