BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 6486: Vaccination/hospital workers

Requiring hospitals to adopt policies concerning vaccination of health care workers.

Summary

  • Hospitals are required to adopt a policy to provide free influenza vaccinations to their health care workers. Training regarding the influenza vaccine must be provided to health care workers who indicate they will decline vaccination.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6486), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2010
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Murray (D-43)
Introduced
January 15, 2010 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010

AN ACT Relating to vaccination of health care workers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 6486 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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