No resident or employee shall be required to receive either the influenza or pneumococcal vaccine if any of the following apply: (1) The vaccine is contraindicated; (2) It is against his or her religious beliefs; or (3) The resident or the resident’s legal guardian refuses the vaccine after being fully informed of the health risks of that action. History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 263, § 1.
Rhode Island Legal Code