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18 V.S.A. § 1095
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1095. Treatment of partner of patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease

§ 1095. Treatment of partner of patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease|(a) As used in this section:  (1) "Expedited partner treatment" means the practice of treating the sexual partner or partners of a patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease for the sexually transmitted disease by providing a prescription or medication to the patient for the sexual partner or partners without the prescribing or dispensing health care professional examining the sexual partner or partners. (2) "Health care professional" means a physician licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 23 or 33, a physician assistant certified to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 31, or a nurse authorized to prescribe and dispense prescription drugs pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 28.   (b) A health care professional may provide expedited partner treatment to a patient's sexual partner or partners for the treatment of a sexually transmitted disease designated by the Commissioner by rule.(c) A health care professional who prescribes or dispenses prescription drugs for a patient's sexual partner or partners without an examination pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall do so in accordance with guidance published by the Commissioner and shall include with each prescription and medication dispensed a letter that:  (1) cautions the sexual partner not to take the medication if he or she is allergic to the medication prescribed or dispensed; and (2) recommends that the sexual partner visit a health care professional for evaluation.   (d) The Commissioner shall establish by rule additional treatment standards for expedited partner treatment and authorize expedited partner treatment for any sexually transmitted diseases, provided that expedited partner treatment for those diseases conforms to the best practice recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Added 2013, No. 42, § 1; amended 2013, No. 42, § 2, eff. March 1, 2014.)
18 V.S.A. § 1096
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1096. Penalty

§ 1096. Penalty|A person who violates a provision of sections 1092-1095 of this title, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
18 V.S.A. § 1097
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1097. Educational campaign

§ 1097. Educational campaign|The Board shall conduct an educational campaign of methods for the prevention and treatment and care of persons who have venereal diseases. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 92.)
18 V.S.A. § 1098
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1098. Examination and treatment by Board

§ 1098. Examination and treatment by Board|The Board shall provide at the expense of the State facilities for the free laboratory examination of material from suspected cases of venereal disease, and shall furnish hospitalization and other accredited specific treatment at cost or free to such clinical patients as the Board shall deem entitled to such aid. Payment for diagnosis and treatment shall not be furnished until the report required by section 1093 of this title has been made. The Board shall include, in bulletins or circulars distributed by it, information concerning such diseases. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1973, No. 89, § 10.)
18 V.S.A. § 1099
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1099. Reports and records confidential

§ 1099. Reports and records confidential|All information and reports in connection with persons who have venereal diseases shall be regarded as absolutely confidential and for the sole use of the Board in the performance of its duties hereunder, and such records shall not be accessible to the public nor shall such records be deemed public records; and the Board shall not disclose the names or addresses of persons so reported or treated except to a prosecuting officer or in court in connection with a prosecution under section 1105 or 1106 of this title. The foregoing shall not constitute a restriction on the Board in the performance of its duties in controlling these communicable diseases. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 92.)
18 V.S.A. § 1100
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1100. Rules

§ 1100. Rules|The Board shall make and enforce such rules for the quarantining and treatment of cases of venereal disease reported to it as may be deemed necessary for the protection of the public. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 60.)
18 V.S.A. § 1101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1101. Reports by public institutions

§ 1101. Reports by public institutions|The superintendent or other officer in charge of public institutions such as hospitals, dispensaries, clinics, homes, psychiatric hospitals, and charitable and correctional institutions shall report promptly to the Board the name, sex, age, nationality, race, marital state, and address of every patient under observation who has venereal diseases in any form, stating the name, character, stage, and duration of the infection, and, if obtainable, the date and source of contracting the same. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 92.)
18 V.S.A. § 1102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1102. Taking blood samples

§ 1102. Taking blood samples|A practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathy attending a pregnant woman shall take samples of blood of such woman, if possible prior to the third month of gestation, and submit same to a laboratory approved by the Board for a standard serological test for syphilis. Every other person permitted by law to take blood tests shall similarly cause a sample of blood of a pregnant woman attended by him or her to be taken by a duly licensed practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathy and submit it to a laboratory approved by the Board for a standard serological test for syphilis. (Amended 1959, No. 19, eff. March 5, 1959; 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1103. Birth certificate; serological test

§ 1103. Birth certificate; serological test|A person required by section 5071 of this title to file a report of birth shall state on the report whether a blood test for syphilis has been made upon a sample of blood taken from the woman who bore the child named in the report and if so shall state the date on which the test was made. In case no such blood test has been made, such fact shall be stated in the report with the reason why such test has not been made. In no event shall the birth certificate state the result of the serological test for syphilis made pursuant to the provisions of this section and section 1102 of this title. (Amended 2017, No. 46, § 8, eff. July 1, 2019; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 61.)
18 V.S.A. § 1104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1104. Serological test, definition

§ 1104. Serological test, definition|A standard serological test shall be a test for syphilis approved by the Board and shall be performed on request by the State laboratory or at a laboratory approved for this purpose by the Board. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961.)
18 V.S.A. § 1105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1105. Marrying when infected with venereal disease

§ 1105. Marrying when infected with venereal disease|A person, having been told by a physician that he or she was infected with gonorrhea or syphilis in a stage which is or may become communicable to a marital partner, or knowing that he or she is so infected, who marries, without assurance and certification from a legally qualified practitioner of medicine and surgery or osteopathy that he or she is free from such disease in a stage which is or may become communicable to the marital partner shall be imprisoned not less than two years or fined not less than $500.00, or both.
18 V.S.A. § 1106
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1106. Sexual intercourse when infected with venereal disease

§ 1106. Sexual intercourse when infected with venereal disease|A person who has sexual intercourse while knowingly infected with gonorrhea or syphilis in a communicable stage shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $500.00, or both. (Amended 1973, No. 89, § 11; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
18 V.S.A. § 1120
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1120. Definitions

§ 1120. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Child care facility" means a child care facility or family day care home licensed or registered under 33 V.S.A. chapter 35, unless exempted by rule adopted under section 1123 of this title. (2) "School" means a public or independent prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school, or any postsecondary school as defined in 16 V.S.A. § 176(b), unless exempted by rule adopted pursuant to section 1123 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 1981, No. 18, § 1; 1993, No. 75, § 1; 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 1121
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1121. Immunizations required prior to attending school and child care facilities

§ 1121. Immunizations required prior to attending school and child care facilities|(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.(c)(1) To the extent permitted under 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (family educational and privacy rights), and any regulations adopted thereunder, all schools and child care facilities shall make publicly available the aggregated immunization rates of the student body for each required immunization using a standardized form that shall be created by the Department. Each school and child care facility shall provide the information on the school and child care facility's aggregated immunization rate for each required immunization to students, or in the case of a minor to parents and guardians, at the start of each academic year and to any student, or in the case of a minor to the parent or guardian of any student, who transfers to the school or child care facility after the start of the academic year. A student attending a postsecondary school shall directly receive information on the school's aggregated immunization rate at the start of the academic year or upon transfer to the school, regardless of whether the student is a minor.  (2) 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. (3) Notwithstanding section 1120 of this title, as used in this subsection only, the term "child care facility" shall exclude a family day care home licensed or registered under 33 V.S.A. chapter 35. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 1981, No. 18, § 2; 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2011, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 34, § 12; 2015, No. 37, § 3.)
18 V.S.A. § 1122
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1122. Exemptions

§ 1122. Exemptions|(a) Notwithstanding subsections 1121(a) and (b) of this title, a person may remain in school or in a child care facility without a required immunization:  (1) If the person or, in the case of a minor, the person's parent or guardian presents a form created by the Department and signed by a licensed health care practitioner authorized to prescribe vaccines or a health clinic stating that the person is in the process of being immunized. The person may continue to attend school or a child care facility for up to six months while the immunization process is being accomplished. (2) If a licensed health care practitioner who is authorized to prescribe vaccines certifies in writing that a specific immunization is or may be detrimental to the person's health. A certifying health care practitioner shall specify the required immunization in question as well as the probable duration of the condition or circumstance that is or may be detrimental to the person's health. Any exemption certified under this subdivision shall terminate when the condition or circumstance cited no longer applies. (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 Department that the person, parent, or guardian:  (A) holds religious beliefs opposed to immunization; and (B) has reviewed evidence-based educational material provided by the Department regarding immunizations, including:  (i) information about the risks of adverse reactions to immunization; (ii) information 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 (iii) information 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.     (b) The Department of Health may provide by rule for further exemptions to immunization based upon sound medical practice.(c) A form signed pursuant to subdivision (a)(3) of this section and the fact that such a form was signed shall not be:  (1) construed to create or deny civil liability for any person; or (2) admissible as evidence in any civil proceeding.   (d) As used in this section, "health care practitioner" means a person licensed by law to provide professional health care services to an individual during the course of that individual's medical care or treatment. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 1981, No. 18, § 3; 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2011, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2015, No. 37, § 4, eff. July 1, 2016.)
18 V.S.A. § 1123
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1123. Immunization rules

§ 1123. Immunization rules|The Department shall adopt rules for administering this subchapter. Such rules shall be developed in consultation with the Agency of Education with respect to immunization requirements for Vermont schools, and in consultation with the Department for Children and Families with respect to immunization requirements for child care facilities. Such rules shall list which immunizations shall be required and the manner and frequency of their administration, and may provide for exemptions as authorized by this subchapter. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 256, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 37, § 5; 2017, No. 74, § 26.)
18 V.S.A. § 1124
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1124. Access to and reporting of immunization records

§ 1124. Access to and reporting of immunization records|(a) In addition to any data collected in accordance with the requirements of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department shall annually collect from schools the immunization rates for at least those students in the first and eighth grades for each required vaccine. The data collected by the Department shall include the number of medical and religious exemptions filed for each required vaccine and the number of students with a provisional admittance.(b) Appropriate health personnel, including school nurses, shall have access to immunization records of anyone enrolled in Vermont schools or child care facilities, when access is required in the performance of official duties related to the immunizations required by this subchapter. Access to student immunization records shall only be provided with the prior written consent of parents and students as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted thereunder. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 1981, No. 18, § 4; 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 37, § 6, eff. July 1, 2016.)
18 V.S.A. § 1125
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1125. Quality improvement measures

§ 1125. Quality improvement measures|The Department may implement quality improvement initiatives in any school that has a provisional admittance rate or an exemption rate above the State average. (Added 2015, No. 37, § 7.)
18 V.S.A. § 1126
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1126. Noncompliance

§ 1126. Noncompliance|The school board of each district, or the board of trustees of each independent school, or the chief executive officer of each postsecondary school, or the director of each child care facility shall exclude from school or a child care facility any person not otherwise exempted under this subchapter who fails to comply with its provisions. No person shall be excluded for failure to comply with the provisions of this subchapter unless there has been a notification by the appropriate school or child care facility authority to the person, or in the case of a minor to the person's parent or guardian of the noncompliance with this subsection, and of their rights under section 1122 of this title. In the event of exclusion, school officials or the director of the child care facility shall notify the Department of Health and contact the parents or guardians in an effort to secure compliance with the requirements of this subchapter so that the person may attend school or the child care facility. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 1981, No. 18, § 5; 1993, No. 75, § 2; 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
18 V.S.A. § 1127
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1127. Discrimination and testing prohibited

§ 1127. Discrimination and testing prohibited|(a) No school district or educational institution shall request or require any applicant, or prospective or current student to have an HIV-related blood test nor shall any school district or educational institution discriminate against an applicant, or prospective or current student on the basis of a person's having a positive test result from an HIV-related blood test.(b) A person aggrieved by a violation of this section or the Attorney General on behalf of such a person may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages in the Superior Court of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The court may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to an aggrieved person who prevails in an action brought under this subsection. (Added 1987, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
18 V.S.A. § 1128
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1128. Access to health services and testing

§ 1128. Access to health services and testing|(a) No health care provider or facility shall request or require any applicant for care or services or any client or patient to have an HIV-related blood test as a condition for receiving unrelated treatment or service nor shall any such provider or facility discriminate against any applicant, client, or patient on the basis of a person's having a positive test result from an HIV-related blood test. Nothing in this section shall preclude health care providers or facilities from recommending testing for medically appropriate diagnostic purposes or from administering to clients or patients who consent to have an HIV-related blood test.(b) Failure of a health care provider to comply with any provision of this section shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action or any other regulatory action authorized by law. Failure of a health care facility to comply with any provision of this section shall constitute grounds for modification, suspension, or revocation of the facility's license, authority to operate, or any other regulatory action authorized by law. Any such regulatory action shall be taken in accordance with the disciplinary, licensing, or other procedures established by law for the board or agency having jurisdiction over the health care provider or facility.(c) A person aggrieved by a violation of this section or the Attorney General on behalf of such a person may bring an action for injunctive relief and damages in the Superior Court of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. The court may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees to an aggrieved person who prevails in an action brought under this subsection. (Added 1987, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)
18 V.S.A. § 1131
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1131. Vermont Immunization Advisory Council

§ 1131. Vermont Immunization Advisory Council|(a) Creation. There is created the Vermont Immunization Advisory Council for the purpose of providing education policy, medical, and epidemiological expertise and advice to the Department with regard to the safety of immunizations and immunization schedules.(b) Membership. The Council shall be composed of the following members:  (1) a representative of the Vermont Board of Medical Practice, appointed by the Governor; (2) the Secretaries of Human Services and of Education or their designees; (3) the State epidemiologist; (4) a practicing pediatrician, appointed by the Governor; (5) a representative of both public and independent schools, appointed by the Governor; and (6) any other persons deemed necessary by the Commissioner.   (c) Powers and duties. The Council shall:  (1) review and make recommendations regarding the State's immunization schedule for attendance in schools and child care facilities; and (2) provide any other advice and expertise requested by the Commissioner.   (d) Assistance. The Council shall have the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Department.(e) Meetings.  (1) The Council shall convene at the call of the Commissioner, but no less than once each year. (2) The Council shall select a chair from among its members at the first meeting. (3) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. (Added 2015, No. 37, § 9.)
18 V.S.A. § 1132
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 21 - Communicable Diseases|§ 1132. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

§ 1132. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System|A health care practitioner administering vaccinations shall report to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, in consultation with the patient, or if a minor, the patient's parent or guardian, all significant adverse events that occur after vaccination of adults and children, even if the practitioner is unsure whether a vaccine caused the adverse event. (Added 2015, No. 37, § 10.)