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However, if an eligible child has not received immunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46, verification shall be provided at the next scheduled redetermination of eligibility for TANF after initial eligibility is granted that the child has received at least one dose of each of the immunizations required by \u00a7 32.1-46 as appropriate for the child’s age and that the child’s physician or the local health department has developed a plan for completing the immunizations. Verification of compliance with the plan for completing the immunizations shall be presented at subsequent redeterminations of eligibility for TANF.\n\t\tIf necessary, the local department shall provide assistance to the TANF recipient in obtaining verification from immunization providers. No sanction may be imposed until the reason for the failure to comply with the immunization requirement has been identified and any barriers to accessing immunizations have been removed.\n\t\tFailure by the recipient to provide the required verification of immunizations shall result in a reduction in the amount of monthly assistance received from the TANF program until the required verification is provided. The reduction shall be $50 for the first child and $25 for each additional child for whom verification is not provided.\n\t\tAny person who becomes ineligible for TANF payments as a result of this provision shall nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other purposes.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269262,"text":"An applicant for TANF shall provide verification that all eligible children not enrolled in school, a licensed family day home as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02, or a licensed child day center as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02, have received immunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46. However, if an eligible child has not received immunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46, verification shall be provided at the next scheduled redetermination of eligibility for TANF after initial eligibility is granted that the child has received at least one dose of each of the immunizations required by \u00a7 32.1-46 as appropriate for the child’s age and that the child’s physician or the local health department has developed a plan for completing the immunizations. Verification of compliance with the plan for completing the immunizations shall be presented at subsequent redeterminations of eligibility for TANF.\n\t\tIf necessary, the local department shall provide assistance to the TANF recipient in obtaining verification from immunization providers. No sanction may be imposed until the reason for the failure to comply with the immunization requirement has been identified and any barriers to accessing immunizations have been removed.\n\t\tFailure by the recipient to provide the required verification of immunizations shall result in a reduction in the amount of monthly assistance received from the TANF program until the required verification is provided. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 188<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83341,"section_number":"22.1-289.02","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.02\/"},{"id":80398,"section_number":"32.1-46","catch_line":"Immunization of patients against certain diseases","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-46\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271209,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74954,"identifier":"63.2-603","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-603","url":"\/63.2-603\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-603\/","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-603","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for TANF; childhood immunizations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-603","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

An applicant for TANF<\/span> shall provide verification that all eligible children not enrolled in school, a licensed family day home as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02<\/a>, or a licensed child<\/span> day center as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02<\/a>, have received immunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46<\/a>. However, if an eligible child<\/span> has not received immunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46<\/a>, verification shall be provided at the next scheduled redetermination of eligibility for TANF<\/span> after initial eligibility is granted that the child<\/span> has received at least one dose of each of the immunizations required by \u00a7 32.1-46<\/a> as appropriate for the child<\/span>’s age and that the child<\/span>’s physician or the local health department has developed a plan for completing the immunizations. Verification of compliance with the plan for completing the immunizations shall be presented at subsequent redeterminations of eligibility for TANF<\/span>.\n\t\tIf necessary, the local department<\/span> shall provide assistance to the TANF<\/span> recipient in obtaining verification from immunization providers. No sanction<\/span> may be imposed until the reason for the failure to comply with the immunization requirement has been identified and any barriers to accessing immunizations have been removed.\n\t\tFailure by the recipient to provide the required verification of immunizations shall result in a reduction in the amount of monthly assistance received from the TANF<\/span> program until the required verification is provided. The reduction shall be $50 for the first child<\/span> and $25 for each additional child<\/span> for whom verification is not provided.\n\t\tAny person who becomes ineligible for TANF<\/span> payments as a result of this provision shall nonetheless be considered a TANF<\/span> recipient for all other purposes.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR TANF; CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS (\u00a7 63.2-603)\n\nAn applicant for TANF shall provide verification that all eligible children not\nenrolled in school, a licensed family day home as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02, or\na licensed child day center as defined in \u00a7 22.1-289.02, have received\nimmunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46. However, if an eligible child has\nnot received immunizations in accordance with \u00a7 32.1-46, verification shall be\nprovided at the next scheduled redetermination of eligibility for TANF after\ninitial eligibility is granted that the child has received at least one dose of\neach of the immunizations required by \u00a7 32.1-46 as appropriate for the\nchild’s age and that the child’s physician or the local health\ndepartment has developed a plan for completing the immunizations. Verification\nof compliance with the plan for completing the immunizations shall be presented\nat subsequent redeterminations of eligibility for TANF.\n\t\tIf necessary, the local department shall provide assistance to the TANF\nrecipient in obtaining verification from immunization providers. No sanction may\nbe imposed until the reason for the failure to comply with the immunization\nrequirement has been identified and any barriers to accessing immunizations have\nbeen removed.\n\t\tFailure by the recipient to provide the required verification of immunizations\nshall result in a reduction in the amount of monthly assistance received from\nthe TANF program until the required verification is provided. The reduction\nshall be $50 for the first child and $25 for each additional child for whom\nverification is not provided.\n\t\tAny person who becomes ineligible for TANF payments as a result of this\nprovision shall nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other\npurposes.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 188, \u00a7 63.1-105.2; 2002, c. 747; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","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}}