§ 2191 — Definitions

New York § 2191

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law PBH: Public Health
• Art. 21-A: Long-term Care Resident and Employee Immunization Act

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§ 2191. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:\n 1. "Long-term care facility" or "facility" means a residential health\ncare facility as defined in section twenty-eight hundred one of this\nchapter, adult home as defined in subdivision twenty-five of section two\nof the social services law or enriched housing program as defined in\nsubdivision twenty-eight of section two of the social services law,\nadult day health care program in accordance with regulations of the\ndepartment, and any other facility providing residential housing for\nfive or more persons over the age of sixty-five unrelated to the\noperator and supportive services including, but not limited to, food\nservice, housekeeping, laundry, arranging for medical care, and\nassistance with daily living.\n 2. "Documentation" means written evidence from an individual's health\ncare provider indicating the date and place when the individual received\nthe influenza vaccine or the pneumococcal vaccine.\n 3. "Medically contraindicated" means influenza or pneumococcal vaccine\nshould not be administered to an individual because it may be\ndetrimental to the individual's health if the individual receives the\nvaccine.\n 4. "Employee" means an individual employed (whether directly, by\ncontract with another entity or as an independent contractor) by a\nlong-term care facility, on a part-time or full-time basis.\n