Immunizations; required vaccinations for children, regulations. (HB915)

Introduced By

Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg)

Description

Required immunizations; regulations. Provides that a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis of each child in the Commonwealth shall cause such child to be vaccinated in accordance with the Regulations for the Immunization of School Children of the State Board of Health (the Board) and that regulations of the Board setting forth such requirements shall be subject to the Administrative Process Act. Currently, a parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis of a child shall cause such child to be vaccinated in accordance with the Immunizations Schedule developed and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American Academy of Family Physicians, and any regulations of the Board setting forth requirements related to vaccines are exempt from the Administrative Process Act. The bill also provides that no regulation of the Board of Health setting forth requirements related to vaccines shall become effective until after the next regular session of the General Assembly following the date on which the final adopted regulation is published in the Virginia Register of Regulations. Read the Bill »

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