Can our school nurse or another local qualified health professional volunteer to administer the vaccines at our clinic?
Yes. Flu Busters needs to ensure that the volunteer is qualified in your state to administer vaccines. If you have a volunteer nurse, there may not be a need to include a Flu Busters’ nurse and the minimum pre-registration requirement is decreased from 70 to 50. QUESTION: What are the requirements for Let’s fight flu together! nurses? ANSWER: Every Flu Busters nurse currently holds a license for the state in which the clinic is held. In addition, clinic nurses complete background checks and training for Let’s fight flu together! clinics before the scheduled event. Nurses will adhere to all laws under HIPAA for privacy. The notice of privacy practices under these laws is available at each clinic. All Flu Busters’ clinic nurses are required to complete Flu Busters pre-clinic training for each clinic. Clinic nurses are also required to obtain all consent and payment forms, including tickets printed online and payments made at the clinic. The nurse receives a list of pre-registered online
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