State Immunization Laws for Healthcare
Workers and Patients

Immunization Administration Requirements
For State: OK

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Patient Type Vaccine Requirement
Hospital Employees  Hepatitis B[1] Offer[557]
  Influenza[2] Offer[558]
  MMR[3] Ensure[215]
  Varicella[4] Ensure[216]
  Pneumococcal[5] No 
  Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[6] No 
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] No 
  Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[17] No 
Developmentally Disabled Facility Residents  Any Immunization[18] Offer[217]/Ensure[218]
  Medical(M),Religious(R), or Philosophical(P) Exemptions[19] Yes – (M)[219]
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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?

[215] For Oklahoma requirements, see Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4, relating to “hospitals.” Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4 provides that an immunization history shall be part of each pre-employment examination. The immunization history shall include documentation of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Birth before 1957 is considered acceptable evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella, with the exception that birth before 1957 is not acceptable evidence of immunity to rubella for female employees born before 1957 who can become pregnant. Persons born in 1957 or later can be considered immune to measles, mumps, or rubella only if they have documentation of one of the following: (1) measles or mumps disease diagnosed by a physician or licensed independent practitioner; (2) laboratory evidence of measles, mumps, or rubella immunity; or (3) vaccination on or after the first birthday with 2 doses of live measles vaccine, and at least one dose of live rubella vaccine. Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-701 defines a “hospital” as any institution, place, building or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not, devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of patients admitted for overnight stay or longer in order to obtain medical care, surgical care, obstetrical care, or nursing care for illness, disease, injury, infirmity, or deformity. Subject to certain exceptions, places where pregnant females are admitted and receive care incident to pregnancy, abortion, or delivery shall be considered to be a “hospital” within the meaning of this article, regardless of the number of patients received or the duration of their stay. The term “hospital” includes general medical surgical hospitals, specialized hospitals, critical access and emergency hospitals, and birthing centers.

[216] For Oklahoma requirements, see Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4, relating to “hospitals.” Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4 provides that an immunization history shall be part of each pre-employment examination. The immunization history shall include documentation of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Persons can be considered immune to varicella if they have a reliable history of having varicella or if they have received one dose of varicella vaccine on or after the first birthday prior to the 13th birthday, or 2 doses of varicella vaccine separated by at least 28 days on or after the 13th birthday. Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1-701 defines a “hospital” as any institution, place, building or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not, devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of patients admitted for overnight stay or longer in order to obtain medical care, surgical care, obstetrical care, or nursing care for illness, disease, injury, infirmity, or deformity. Subject to certain exceptions, places where pregnant females are admitted and receive care incident to pregnancy, abortion, or delivery shall be considered to be a “hospital” within the meaning of this article, regardless of the number of patients received or the duration of their stay. The term “hospital” includes general medical surgical hospitals, specialized hospitals, critical access and emergency hospitals, and birthing centers.  Top of Page

[217] For Oklahoma requirements, see Okla. Admin. Code § 310:675-9-31, relating to “nursing and specialized facilities.” Okla. Admin. Code § 310:675-9-31 provides that each facility shall document evidence of the offering of annual vaccination against influenza for each resident and for each employee, in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention most recent to the time of vaccination. Each facility shall document evidence of the offering of vaccination against pneumococcal disease for each resident, in accordance with the recommendations of the ACIP most recent to the time of vaccination. The immunizations provided for in this section may be waived because of medical contraindication or may be refused. Okla. Admin. Code § 310:675-1-2 defines “specialized facilities” as any facility which offers or provides inpatient long-term care services on a twenty-four hour basis to a limited category of persons requiring such services, including, but not limited to, a facility providing health or habilitation services for developmentally disabled persons, infants and/or children, or Alzheimer's and dementia residents.

[218] For Oklahoma requirements, see Okla. Admin. Code § 130:12-3-4, relating to the J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities. Okla. Admin. Code § 130:12-3-4 provides that immunization is required for each inpatient. The person shall provide a current valid immunization record according to the most current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations. If immunizations are not current, they shall be brought up to date during the admission with consent of the legal guardian providing no contraindications to immunization exist.

[219] For Oklahoma, for medical exemptions to the immunization requirements of Okla. Admin. Code § 130:12-3-4, see Okla. Admin. Code § 130:12-3-4, providing that if immunizations are not current, they shall be brought up to date during the admission with consent of the legal guardian “providing no contraindications to immunization exist”, which can be construed as providing for a medical exemption to the immunization requirements.

[557] For Oklahoma requirements, see Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4, relating to “employee and/or worker health examinations.” Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4 provides that hepatitis B vaccine shall be offered consistent with 29 CFR § 1910.1030 (Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens.)  Top of Page

[558] For Oklahoma requirements, see Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4, relating to “employee and/or worker health examinations.” Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-5-4 provides that each hospital shall have an annual influenza vaccination program that shall include (1) the offer of influenza vaccination onsite, at no charge to all employees and/or workers in the hospital or acceptance of documented evidence of current season vaccination from another vaccine source or hospital and (2) documentation of vaccination for each employee and/or worker or a signed declination statement on record from each individual who refuses the influenza vaccination for other than medical contraindications.

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Page last reviewed: November 19, 2014