SB 1318 Summary

• Requires clinics and health facilities to institute measures including aerosol transmissible diseases training designed to maximize influenza vaccination rates among health care workers and medical staff.

• Mandates annual onsite influenza vaccinations at no cost to employees, with employees and medical staff required to be vaccinated or document in writing their refusal to be vaccinated.

• Establishes a 90% or higher vaccination rate requirement for all clinics and health facilities beginning January 1, 2015, with facilities failing to meet this threshold required to adopt a model mandatory vaccination policy developed by the State Department of Public Health by July 1, 2015.

• Requires clinics and health facilities to annually record and make publicly available their vaccination rates, maintain vaccination records, and develop policies to ensure compliance with vaccination requirements.

• Designates accrediting agencies as solely responsible for ensuring outpatient settings comply with these influenza vaccination provisions.