                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VACCINATION OF CHILDREN; PLAN ENHANCEMENTS (§ 32.1-47.1)

The Department shall include in its vaccination plans procedures to ensure the
prompt vaccination of all persons of school age in the Commonwealth, without
preference regarding the manner of compliance with the compulsory school
attendance law set forth in § 22.1-254, upon declaration of a public health
emergency involving a vaccine-preventable disease and consent of the parent or
guardian of the person of school age if such person is a minor or, if the person
of school age is not a minor, of the person. Vaccination plans developed
pursuant to this section shall be consistent with applicable guidelines
developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and shall be
subject to the same review and update requirements, process, and schedule as the
State Emergency Operations Plan developed by the Department of Emergency
Management pursuant to § 44-146.18.

HISTORY: 2010, c. 73.