HB 3489
Relating to vaccine requirements
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- Passed House of Delegates
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill updates West Virginia’s requirements for vaccinations in schools and state-regulated child care centers. It mandates that children entering these settings be immunized against several diseases, including chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus, and whooping cough. The bill outlines procedures for exemptions based on medical advice and provides for the provision of vaccines to families who cannot afford them, and establishes a process for determining and granting exemptions.
Key provisions
- Requires children entering public schools and state-regulated child care centers to be immunized against specified diseases.
- Allows for medical exemptions from vaccination requirements, based on a physician’s written statement.
- Provides for the provision of vaccines to children from families who cannot afford them.
- Establishes an Immunization Officer to review and determine exemption requests.
- Creates penalties for providing false immunization certificates.
- Clarifies the duties of the State Health Officer and Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health regarding vaccination requirements.
- Allows for provisional enrollment while vaccinations are completed.
- Requires reporting of individuals attempting to enroll without required vaccinations.
Who is affected
- Parents and guardians of school-aged children
- School administrators and staff
- State-regulated child care center operators and staff
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