W2b Question: If the facility knows that their supply of flu vaccine won be available by the ARD date, how should item W2b be coded?
Before choosing a response determine whether the vaccine is unavailable because of a declared vaccine shortage (as described in the RAI manual) or because the vaccine supply is expected to be delivered after the ARD. If the resident was offered the vaccine by the ARD but the vaccine is unavailable at the facility due to a declared vaccine shortage (as described in the RAI manual), then code response 6, “Inability to obtain vaccine” If the resident was not offered the vaccine by the ARD because the vaccine is unavailable due to a declared vaccine shortage (as described in the RAI manual), then code response 6, “Inability to obtain vaccine” If the resident was offered the vaccine by the ARD, and the facility knows it will receive its supply of vaccine after the ARD, a response of “unable to determine” (a dash) is allowable.
