Source: https://www.vaccinefactsandpolicy.org/profiles/?profile=vt
Timestamp: 2017-11-22 22:13:09
Document Index: 700789887

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', '§ 1129', 'art 2', '§ 1129', '§1129', 'art 2', '§ 1129', 'art 2', '§ 1121', '§ 1122']

State of Vermont, Department of Corrections, POLICY: Health Record Format and Content. NO. P&J-H-01, Date of Origin 2/1/2010
1. A health record will be created at the time of the inmate’s first encounter with the health staff following the receiving screening. . . 5. Contents of the health record include at a minimum the following . . . n. Immunization records, if applicable
Title Eighteen. Health, Part 2. Public Health Regulations, Chapter 21. Communicable Diseases, Subchapter 4. Immunization V.S.A. § 1129. Immunization registry
(b) The department may use the data to create a registry of immunizations.
Title Eighteen Health, Part 2. Public Health Regulations, Chapter 21. Communicable Diseases, Subchapter 4. Immunization V.S.A. § 1129. Immunization registry
(a) A health care provider shall report to the department all data regarding immunizations of adults . . . within seven days of the immunization, provided that required reporting of immunizations of adults shall commence within one month after the health care provider has established an electronic health records system and data interface pursuant to the e-health standards developed by the Vermont information technology leaders.
V.S.A. §1129. Immunization registry
(a) A health care provider shall report to the department all data regarding immunizations . . . of children under the age of 18.
Title Eighteen, Health, Part 2. Public Health Regulations, Chapter 21. Communicable Diseases, Subchapter 4. Immunization, V.S.A. § 1129. Immunization registry
(a) A health care provider shall report to the department all data regarding immunizations of adults and of children under the age of 18 within seven days of the immunization, provided that required reporting of immunizations of adults shall commence within one month after the health care provider has established an electronic health records system and data interface pursuant to the e-health standards developed by the Vermont information technology leaders. A health insurer shall report to the department all data regarding immunizations of adults and of children under the age of 18 at least quarterly. All data required pursuant to this subsection shall be reported in a form required by the department.
Title Eighteen. Health, Part 2. Public Health Regulations, Chapter 21. Communicable Diseases, Subchapter 4. Immunization, V.S.A. 1129. Immunization registry
(b) The department may use the data to create a registry of immunizations. Registry information regarding a particular adult shall be provided, upon request, to the adult, the adult's health care provider, and the adult's health insurer. A minor child's record also may be provided, upon request, to school nurses, and upon request and with written parental consent, to licensed day care providers, to document compliance with Vermont immunization laws. Registry information regarding a particular child shall be provided, upon request, to the child after the child reaches the age of majority and to the child's parent, guardian, health insurer, and health care provider. Registry information shall be kept confidential and privileged and may be shared only in summary, statistical, or other form in which particular individuals are not identified.
Vt. Admin. Code 12-5-5:7. Required Immunizations.
(2) All children attending child care facilities, students entering kindergarten, seventh grade and post secondary school and all newly enrolled students are required to have received immunizations in accordance with the Vermont Recommended Immunization Schedule.
18 V.S.A. § 1121 Immunizations required prior to attending school and child care facilities
18 V.S.A. § 1122 Exemptions
(a) Notwithstanding subsections 1121(a) and (b) of this title, a person may remain in school or in the child care facility without a required immunization: . . . (2) If a health care practitioner, licensed to practice in Vermont and authorized to prescribe vaccines, certifies in writing that a specific immunization is or may be detrimental to the person's health or is not appropriate, provided that when a particular vaccine is no longer contraindicated, the person shall be required to receive the vaccine . . . (b) The health department may provide by rule for further exemptions to immunization based upon sound medical practice.
. . . a person may remain in school or in the child care facility without a required immunization . . . (3) If the person or, in the case of a minor, the person's parent or guardian annually provides a signed statement to the school or child care facility on a form created by the Vermont department of health that the person, parent, or guardian: (A) holds religious beliefs or philosophical convictions opposed to immunization; (B) has reviewed and understands evidence-based educational material provided by the department of health regarding immunizations, including information about the risks of adverse reactions to immunization; (C) understands that failure to complete the required vaccination schedule increases risk to the person and others of contracting or carrying a vaccine-preventable infectious disease; and (D) understands that there are persons with special health needs attending schools and child care facilities who are unable to be vaccinated or who are at heightened risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable communicable disease and for whom such a disease could be life-threatening.
(a) Notwithstanding subsections 1121(a) and (b) of this title, a person may remain in school or in the child care facility without a required immunization . . . (3) If the person or, in the case of a minor, the person's parent or guardian annually provides a signed statement to the school or child care facility on a form created by the Vermont department of health that the person, parent, or guardian: (A) holds . . . philosophical convictions opposed to immunization; (B) has reviewed and understands evidence-based educational material provided by the department of health regarding immunizations, including information about the risks of adverse reactions to immunization; (C) understands that failure to complete the required vaccination schedule increases risk to the person and others of contracting or carrying a vaccine-preventable infectious disease; and (D) understands that there are persons with special health needs attending schools and child care facilities who are unable to be vaccinated or who are at heightened risk of contracting a vaccine-preventable communicable disease and for whom such a disease could be life-threatening.
(a) No person may enroll as a student in a Vermont school, regardless of whether the student has been enrolled in the school during a previous school year, unless the appropriate school official has received a record or certificate of immunization issued by a licensed health care practitioner or a health clinic that the person has received required immunizations appropriate to age as specified by the Vermont department of health. (b) No person may enroll or retain a child in a child care facility, regardless of whether the child has been enrolled in the facility during a previous year, unless the facility has received a record or certificate of immunization issued by a licensed health care practitioner or a health clinic that the child has received required immunizations in the prior 12-month period appropriate to age as specified by the Vermont department of health.
Vt. Admin. Code 12-5-5:10. Exclusion from School or Child Care Facility and Penalty for Noncompliance.
(1) Children not in compliance with all immunization requirements or not eligible for provisional admittance shall not be allowed to enter or be retained in child care facilities. The child's parent or guardian must receive written notification by mail from the child care facility or in person that the child is not in compliance as well as the steps needed to comply. A Department-supplied form is available for this purpose. In the event of exclusion, the childcare administrator shall notify the department of health. (2) No child care administrator shall knowingly admit or retain any child who has not submitted acceptable evidence of immunization or evidence of eligibility for provisional admittance, except where the infant or child meets one of the exemptions provided under part VI. of these rules, or is afforded provisional admittance as provided under part V. of these rules. (3) If a child care facility is found to be out of compliance with these rules they will be subject to actions by the Department for Children and Families under chapter 35 of Title 33 and the Early Childhood Program Licensing Regulations. (4) Students not in compliance with all immunization requirements or not eligible for provisional admittance shall not be allowed to enter or be retained in school. The student or in the case of a minor the student's parent or guardian must receive written notification by mail from the school or in person that the student is not in compliance as well as the steps needed to comply. A Department supplied-form is available for this purpose. In the event of exclusion, school officials shall notify the Department of Health. (5) No school administrator shall knowingly admit or retain any student who has not submitted acceptable evidence of immunization except where the student meets one of the exemptions provided under part VI. of these rules, or is afforded provisional admittance as provided under part V of these rules. (6) If a school administrator in charge of a school is found to be out of compliance with these rules they will be subject to enforcement pursuant to the Department's authority.
(c) To the extent permitted under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Pub. L. 104-191, all schools and child care facilities shall make publicly available the aggregated immunization rates of the student body for each required vaccine using a standardized form that shall be created by the department of health. Each school and child care facility shall annually, on or before January 1, submit its standardized form containing the student body's aggregated immunization rates to the department of health.