Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 6255 - Dissemination of pertussis information by health care facilities(a)Options.--A health care facility that provides health care services to a pregnant woman, which services are directly related to her pregnancy, may provide the woman, and any other adult family member present, with educational information on pertussis disease and the availability of a vaccine to protect against pertussis. The educational information may be provided before the woman's discharge after giving birth. Provision in a timely manner of publications prepared by the department under section 6 shall constitute compliance with this subsection.(b)Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring: (1) A health care facility to provide or pay for vaccination against pertussis.(2) A pregnant woman to receive vaccination against pertussis.Added by P.L. TBD 2014 No. 163, § 5, eff. 12/21/2014.