HB 5090
To eliminate all vaccine requirements for school children
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Bill overview
This bill would eliminate all vaccine requirements for school children in West Virginia. Currently, students must be immunized against several diseases or provide an exemption. The bill would remove the requirement for mandatory vaccinations for school entry and child care centers, allowing parents to decide whether their children receive these vaccines. It also outlines procedures for granting exemptions and reporting students without required immunizations.
Key provisions
- Prohibits mandates of vaccines for school children.
- Removes the requirement for immunization before school or child care center entry.
- Allows for exemptions based on medical certification from a licensed physician.
- Establishes a process for reporting students without required immunizations to the commissioner.
- Authorizes the commissioner to grant, renew, condition, deny, suspend, or revoke exemptions.
- Creates an Immunization Officer to handle exemption requests.
- Provides a pathway for appealing decisions regarding exemptions.
- Addresses penalties for providing false immunization certificates.
Who is affected
- School children
- Parents/Guardians of school children
- School administrators
- Child care center operators
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Notable changes
- Eliminates existing compulsory immunization requirements for school children.
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