                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HEALTH HISTORIES AND IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED; EXEMPTIONS (§ 23.1-800)

A. No full-time student who enrolls for the first time in any baccalaureate
public institution of higher education is eligible to register for his second
semester or quarter unless he (i) has furnished, before the beginning of the
second semester or quarter of enrollment, a health history consistent with
guidelines adopted by each institution&#8217;s board of visitors that includes
documented evidence, provided by a licensed health professional or health
facility, of the diseases for which the student has been immunized, the numbers
of doses given, the date on which the immunization was administered, and any
further immunizations indicated or (ii) objects to such health history
requirement on religious grounds, in which case he is exempt from such
requirement.

B. Prior to enrollment for the first time in any baccalaureate public
institution of higher education, each student shall be immunized by vaccine
against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles (rubeola), German measles
(rubella), and mumps according to the guidelines of the American College Health
Association.

C. Prior to enrollment for the first time in any baccalaureate public
institution of higher education, each full-time student shall be vaccinated
against meningococcal disease and hepatitis B unless the student or, if the
student is a minor, the student&#8217;s parent or legal guardian signs a written
waiver stating that he has received and reviewed detailed information on the
risks associated with meningococcal disease and hepatitis B and the availability
and effectiveness of any vaccine and has chosen not to be or not to have the
student vaccinated.

D. Any student is exempt from the immunization requirements set forth in
subsections B and C who (i) objects on the grounds that administration of
immunizing agents conflicts with his religious tenets or practices, unless the
Board of Health has declared an emergency or epidemic of disease, or (ii)
presents a statement from a licensed physician that states that his physical
condition is such that administration of one or more of the required immunizing
agents would be detrimental to his health.

E. The Board and Commissioner of Health shall cooperate with any board of
visitors seeking assistance in the implementation of this section.

F. The Council shall, in cooperation with the Board and Commissioner of Health,
encourage private institutions of higher education to develop a procedure for
providing information about the risks associated with meningococcal disease and
hepatitis B and the availability and effectiveness of any vaccine against
meningococcal disease and hepatitis B.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 621, § 23-7.5; 1987, c. 366; 1990, c. 273; 2001, c. 340;
2005, c. 15; 2016, c. 588.