West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-051 - Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2423) › Section 126-51-6 - Disease Prevention Measures through Immunizations

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
6.1. Students must be in compliance with the
				required immunization schedule as set forth by the Bureau Commissioner. The
				Commissioner, or his/her designee Immunization Officer shall make
				determinations on request for a medical exemption to the compulsory
				immunization requirements set forth by the Bureau. A medical exemption request
				must be made by a licensed physician and state that the physical condition of
				the child is such that immunization is contraindicated or there exists a
				specific precaution to a particular vaccine. The Immunization Officer's
				decision on a request for an exemption to the compulsory immunization
				requirements of this section may be appealed to the State Health Officer. The
				final determination of the State Health Officer is subject to a right of appeal
				pursuant to the provisions of W. Va. Code §
									29A-5-1
				et. seq. The immunization record shall be a public health record to be entered
				and reviewed annually into the WVSIIS.
6.2. All children entering Pre-K,
				kindergarten or any West Virginia public school for the first time must have
				immunizations and show proof upon enrollment as defined by W. Va. Code §
									16-3-4
				and W. Va. 64CSR95. All Pre-K students shall also meet requirements found in
				126CSR28, WVBE Policy 2525, West Virginia's Universal Access to a Quality Early
				Education System.
6.3. Beginning in
				the school year 2012-2013, two additional vaccine requirements shall be added
				for students entering the 7th and the
				12th grades, in accordance with the guidance from
				the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the revised rule of
				the Bureau, (W. Va. 64CSR95). Proof of Tdap and Meningococcal vaccinations
				shall be presented upon entry to 7th and
				12th grade as indicated in and W. Va. Code §
									16-3-4,
				W. Va. 64CSR95, Interpretive Rule, Immunization Requirements and
				Recommendations for New School Enterers. Immunization records for each student
				entering grades 7 and 12 shall be examined for the age appropriate doses of
				these two vaccines. The information shall be entered into WVSIIS in order to
				ensure that updated immunization information is readily available to health
				officials in the event of a communicable disease outbreak that presents an
				imminent danger to students or other members of the community.
6.3.a. Tdap vaccine is recommended for
				children age 11-12 years who have completed the recommended childhood DTP/DTaP
				vaccine series and have not already received a tetanus and diphtheria (Td)
				booster dose at middle school entry. Proof of Tdap vaccination is required to
				be presented upon entry to the 7th grade.
6.3.b. Adolescents age 13-18 who missed the
				11-12 year old Tdap/Td dose and who have completed the primary DTP/DTaP series
				shall be required to get a dose of Tdap vaccine prior to entry to the
				12th grade.
6.3.c. Meningococcal Vaccination shall be
				required in accordance with ACIP guidance. Current ACIP guidance for
				Meningococcal vaccine is to administer a first dose to children at 11 or 12
				years old and a booster dose at 16-18 years of age. All children who receive a
				first dose of MCV vaccine before the age of 16 are recommended to receive a
				booster dose at 16-18 years of age. Proof of age appropriate MCV vaccination
				shall be presented upon entry to the 7th grade.
				Proof of the second dose of MCV shall be presented upon entry to the
				12th grade for all children who received the
				1st dose before 16 years of age. Only one dose of
				MCV is required if the first dose was administered after 16 years of age for
				12th grade entry.