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 Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019)
 R386. Health, Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology
 R386-705. Epidemiology, Health Care Associated Infection

  R386-705-4. Influenza Vaccination Rate Reporting  

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  • (1) Each licensed hospital and licensed long term care facility shall report its influenza vaccination rates for the current influenza season by January 31.

    (2) Reports of influenza vaccination rates shall include the total number of HCWs and the number of those workers who are documented to have received an influenza vaccine for the current influenza season.

    (a) Licensed hospitals that report HCW influenza vaccination data to NHSN may confer rights to the Department to HCW influenza vaccination data (excluding any patient identifiers) to fulfill this reporting requirement.

    (b) Licensed hospitals that do not confer rights to the Department for HCW influenza vaccination data through NHSN shall report HCW influenza vaccination data online to the Department through the Utah Facility Online Reporting System (UFORS). Facilities may contact the Bureau of Epidemiology at (801) 538-6191 with questions about UFORS, to report a problem, or to obtain instructions for using the system.

    (c) Influenza vaccination rates reported to UFORS shall be measured using complete enumeration of all HCWs in the facility during the season and the number of them who were vaccinated during that season.

    (d) Licensed long term care facilities shall report HCW influenza vaccination data according to requirements in Utah Administrative Code R432-40, the Long-Term Care Facility Immunizations Rule.