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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-1305

Exemptions

Acts 1999, No. 1524, § 5; 2007, No. 827, § 155.

All residents of nursing home facilities and all full-time and part-time employees of nursing home facilities shall be immunized according to this subchapter with the following exemptions:

(1) No individual shall be required to receive either an influenza virus vaccine or a pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine if the vaccine is medically contraindicated as described in the product labeling approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

(2) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply if the resident or legal guardian objects on the grounds that the immunization conflicts with the religious tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the resident or guardian is an adherent or member.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.