8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-800-90

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024
Section 8VAC20-800-90 - Immunizations for children
A. Before a child may attend the family day home, the provider shall obtain documentation that the child has been adequately immunized according to the requirements of § 32.1-46A of the Code of Virginia and applicable State Board of Health regulations.
B. Pursuant to subsection C of § 22.1-271.2 of the Code of Virginia, documentation of immunizations is not required for any child whose:
1. Parent submits an affidavit to the family day home on the current form approved by the Virginia Department of Health stating that the administration of immunizing agents conflicts with the parent's or child's religious tenets or practices; or
2. Physician or a local health department states on a Department of Health-approved form that one or more of the required immunizations may be detrimental to the child's health, indicating the specific nature and probable duration of the medical condition or circumstance that contraindicates immunization.
C. The family day home shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations for a child who is not exempt from the immunization requirements according to subsection B of this section:
1. Once every six months for children under the age of two years; and
2. Once between each child's fourth and sixth birthdays.

8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-800-90

Renumbered from 22VAC40-111-90 by Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 24, eff. 7/1/2021.

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-289.046 of the Code of Virginia.