§ 37:1218.1 — Administration of immunizations and vaccines other than influenza immunizations

Louisiana § 37:1218.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 37: Professions and Occupations

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§1218.1. Administration of immunizations and vaccines other than influenza immunizations
A.(1) A pharmacist may administer to an individual age seventeen or older an
immunization or a vaccine without a patient-specific prescription or medical order if the
immunization or the vaccine is administered in conformance with the most current
immunization administration protocol as set forth by the United States Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice. At the time that a
pharmacist administers an immunization or vaccine in accordance with the provisions of this
Section, the pharmacist shall also inform the individual that the administration of an
immunization or vaccine in accordance with the provisions of this Section is not to be
construed as being in lieu of an annual checkup with the individual's primary care or family
physician.
(2) The pharmacist shall report each immunization to the Louisiana Department of
Health, office of public health's Louisiana Immunization Network for Kids Statewide at the
time of the immunization or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, as this is the official
state vaccination record.
(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 an immunization for appropriate medical care.
(4) The pharmacist shall maintain for at least two years a record of each
immunization administered.
(5) The pharmacist shall obtain the appropriate credentials to administer
immunizations from the board, as administratively defined, prior to administering any such
immunization.
(6) The pharmacist shall request the name of a patient's primary care provider prior
to the administering of any immunization. If the patient identifies such primary care provider
to the pharmacist, the pharmacist shall notify the primary care provider, by written or
electronic communication, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter that the immunization
was administered.
B. This Section shall not apply to the administering of an immunization pursuant to
R.S. 37:1218.

Legislative History

Acts 2012, No. 651, §1; Acts 2014, No. 769, §1; Acts 2022, No. 271, §2.