§ 37:1218 — Administration of influenza immunization

§1218. Administration of influenza immunization
A pharmacist may administer an influenza immunization to any person seven years
of age or older without a prescription or medical order contingent upon all of the following
provisions:
(1) The pharmacist shall administer influenza immunizations in conformance with
the most current annual influenza vaccination administration protocol as set forth by the
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practice.
(2) The pharmacist shall report each influenza immunization to the Louisiana Office
of Public Health Immunization Registry at the time of the immunization or as soon as
reasonably practicable thereafter.
(3) The pharmacist shall report all adverse events he observes or which are reported
to him to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, the cooperative program of the
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Food and
Drug Administration for vaccine safety, or its successor program; and further, the pharmacist
shall refer the patient with an adverse event to the influenza immunization for appropriate
medical care.
(4) The pharmacist shall maintain for at least two years a record of each influenza
immunization administered.
(5) The pharmacist shall obtain the appropriate credential to administer influenza
immunizations from the board, as administratively defined, prior to administering any such
immunization.

Legislative History

Acts 2010, No. 287, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.