Bill Text: CT HB05993 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Influenza Vaccines For The Elderly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health [HB05993 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05993-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5993 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 2439 | ||||
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. ALEXANDER, 58th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING INFLUENZA VACCINES FOR THE ELDERLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 19a-492d of the general statutes be amended to require a representative of the Department of Public Health or a nonprofit agency that provides health care services to visit elderly housing units in the state in December each year to administer influenza vaccines to elderly persons.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that seniors living in elderly housing receive flu shots or flu mists.