CDC - November 2015 Edition - Public Health Law News - Public Health Law

CDC - November 2015 Edition - Public Health Law News - Public Health Law

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Public Health Law Program
Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In This Edition

Letter from the Editor collapsed

Announcements: Webinars, NACCHO Annual 2016, Public Health Law Conference collapsed

Legal Tools: Environmental Exposures in Child Care Facilities, CHI Navigator collapsed

Top Story: Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information collapsed

Briefly Noted: TB Order, HIV Retroviral Laws, Airbnb, More collapsed

Profile in Public Health Law: Ashley Tuomi, Executive Director, American Indian Health and Family Services, Detroit, Michigan collapsed

Public Health Law News Quiz November 2015 collapsed

Public Health Law News Quiz Question October 2015 Winner! collapsed

Court Opinions: HIV Notification, Privilege for Mortality Reviews, EPA Access to Contaminated Site, More collapsed

Quote of the Month: Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch

Public Health Law News Announcements

Hospital Preparedness Webinar with the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals. The Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals is hosting a webinar, Hospital Legal Preparedness: Understanding the Role of the Law When Hospitals Face Emergencies, on December 8, 2015, at 1:00 pm (EST). The webinar will outline general principles of effective quality assurance and performance improvement for legal preparedness for hospitals. It will describe legal preparedness, demonstrate how preparing for emergencies can affect liability, and illustrate the necessary components of a defensible hospital emergency management program.

PHLP’s Menus of Vaccine Laws. Healthcare facilities across the country are increasingly requiring both healthcare workers and patients to be vaccinated for certain diseases in an effort to reduce outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. In some instances, facilities are establishing these requirements due to mandates in state statutes and regulations. Menu of State Hospital Pneumococcal Vaccination Laws : [PDF-307KB] An inventory of state laws that establish pneumonia vaccination requirements for hospital healthcare workers and patients. Menu of State Hospital Influenza Vaccination Laws: [PDF-458KB] An inventory of state laws that establish influenza vaccination requirements for hospital healthcare workers and patients.

About Public Health Law News

Public Health Law News is published by the CDC Public Health Law Program in the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. It is released on the third Thursday of each month except holidays, plus special issues when warranted. It is distributed in electronic form and is free of charge.