Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §802, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 487, §11, is amended to read:

4. Immunization required. Except as otherwise provided under this subchapter, each hospital in the State and any other health facility in the State designated by the department, shall require for all employees born after 1956, either proof of immunization or serologic evidence of immunity against Rubeola measles and; Rubella, or German, measles; and hepatitis B. Employees currently working in the hospital or designated health facility must meet these standards within 180 days of the effective date of this subsection by January 1, 2000 and each year thereafter. The personnel records of each employee born after 1956 shall must include a copy of the documentation of the vaccine history, showing month, day and year or the serologic history of immunity. For purposes of this subsection, "employee" means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration for a hospital or designated health facility under a contract of hire, written or oral, expressed or implied. Immunization required by this subsection does not apply to any employee who:

A. Provides a physician's written statement that immunization against one or more of the diseases may be medically inadvisable; or

B. States in writing a sincere religious belief which that is contrary to the immunization requirement of this subsection.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §802, sub-§5 is enacted to read:

5.__Immunization requirements for nursing home staff.__Except as otherwise provided under this subchapter, each nursing home or extended care facility in the State shall require for all employees proof of immunization against influenza each year.__ Employees currently working in the nursing home or extended care facility shall meet these standards by November 1, 1999 and by November 1st of each year thereafter.__The personnel records of each employee must include a copy of the documentation of the vaccine history, showing receipt of appropriate influenza vaccination for each year.

For purposes of this subsection, "employee" means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration for a nursing home or extended care facility under a contract of hire, written or oral, expressed or implied or who volunteers at a nursing home or extended care facility.