(a) A hospital licensed pursuant to the provisions of article five-b of this chapter shall offer to an inpatient who is sixty-five years of age or older an influenza immunization prior to discharge from October 1 of every year and continuing through March 1 of the following year.
(b) The immunizations may not be offered in cases where the immunization is contraindicated.
(c) The requirements of this section are subject to the availability for sufficient influenza immunizations.
(d) Nothing in this section may be construed to require an influenza immunization as a condition of receiving any type of service or as a condition of discharge.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 3. Prevention and Control of Communicable and Other Infectious Diseases
§16-3-3. Communicable Diseases on Vessels or Trains; Offenses; Penalty
§16-3-4. Compulsory Immunization of School Children; Information Disseminated; Offenses; Penalties
§16-3-4a. Influenza Immunizations
§16-3-4c. Prohibiting Proof of Covid-19 Vaccination
§16-3-5. Distribution of Free Vaccine Preventives of Disease
§16-3-6. Nuisances Affecting Public Health
§16-3-7. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn
§16-3-9. Inflammation of the Eyes of the Newborn -- Duties of Local Health Officer
§16-3-10. Inflammation of Eyes of Newborn -- Use of an Appropriate Medication as Prophylactic
§16-3-11. Same -- Duty of Clerk of County Commission
§16-3-12. Same -- Duties of the State Director of Health; Duties of Board of Health