                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELIGIBILITY FOR TANF; CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS (§ 63.2-603)

An applicant for TANF shall provide verification that all eligible children not
enrolled in school, a licensed family day home as defined in § 22.1-289.02, or
a licensed child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02, have received
immunizations in accordance with § 32.1-46. However, if an eligible child has
not received immunizations in accordance with § 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 § 32.1-46 as appropriate for the
child&#8217;s age and that the child&#8217;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.
		If 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.
		Failure 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.
		Any person who becomes ineligible for TANF payments as a result of this
provision shall nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other
purposes.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 188, § 63.1-105.2; 2002, c. 747; 2020, cc. 860, 861.