§ 2196. Rules and regulations; report. 1. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations relating to the immunization requirements of this article, taking into consideration the recommendations of the centers for disease control and prevention.
2. The commissioner is hereby directed to make available educational and informational materials to all long-term care facilities with respect to vaccination against influenza virus and pneumococcal disease.
3. The commissioner shall report three years from the effective date of this article to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly on the number of outbreaks in long-term care facilities each year due to influenza virus and pneumococcal disease and number of hospitalizations of long-term care facility residents each year due to influenza virus, pneumococcal disease and complications thereof.
