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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 659 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapters 488<\/a> and 552<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 605<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 125<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64677,"section_number":"22.1-254","catch_line":"Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254\/"},{"id":75707,"section_number":"22.1-254.1","catch_line":"Declaration of policy; requirements for home instruction of children","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254.1\/"},{"id":80398,"section_number":"32.1-46","catch_line":"Immunization of patients against certain diseases","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-46\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182247,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58904,"identifier":"22.1-271.4","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-271.4","url":"\/22.1-271.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-271.4\/","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-271.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Health requirements for home-instructed, exempted, and excused children","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-271.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to compliance with the requirements of subsection B, D, or I of \u00a7 22.1-254<\/a> or \u00a7 22.1-254.1<\/a>, any parent<\/span>, guardian or other person having control or charge of a child being home instructed, exempted or excused from school attendance shall comply with the immunization requirements provided in \u00a7 32.1-46<\/a> in the same manner and to the same extent as if the child has been enrolled in and is attending school.\n\t\tUpon request by the division superintendent<\/span>, the parent<\/span> shall submit to such division superintendent<\/span> documentary proof of immunization in compliance with \u00a7 32.1-46<\/a>.\n\t\tNo proof of immunization shall be required of any child upon submission of (i) an affidavit<\/span> to the division superintendent<\/span> stating that the administration of immunizing agents conflicts with the parent<\/span>’s or guardian’s religious tenets or practices or (ii) a written certification from a licensed physician, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or local health department<\/span> that one or more of the required immunizations may be detrimental to the child’s health, indicating the specific nature of the medical condition or circumstance that contraindicates immunization.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME-INSTRUCTED, EXEMPTED, AND EXCUSED CHILDREN (\u00a7\n22.1-271.4)\n\nIn addition to compliance with the requirements of subsection B, D, or I of \u00a7\n22.1-254 or \u00a7 22.1-254.1, any parent, guardian or other person having control\nor charge of a child being home instructed, exempted or excused from school\nattendance shall comply with the immunization requirements provided in \u00a7\n32.1-46 in the same manner and to the same extent as if the child has been\nenrolled in and is attending school.\n\t\tUpon request by the division superintendent, the parent shall submit to such\ndivision superintendent documentary proof of immunization in compliance with \u00a7\n32.1-46.\n\t\tNo proof of immunization shall be required of any child upon submission of (i)\nan affidavit to the division superintendent stating that the administration of\nimmunizing agents conflicts with the parent’s or guardian’s\nreligious tenets or practices or (ii) a written certification from a licensed\nphysician, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or local health\ndepartment that one or more of the required immunizations may be detrimental to\nthe child’s health, indicating the specific nature of the medical\ncondition or circumstance that contraindicates immunization.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 659; 1999, cc. 488, 552; 2010, c. 605; 2011, c. 125; 2023, c.\n183.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}