West Virginia HB5031 allows the Fatality and Mortality Review Team to access vaccination records in death investigations.

West Virginia HB5031 amends the Code of West Virginia to allow the Fatality and Mortality Review Team under the Department of Health to request vaccination records as part of death investigations. This bill standardizes reporting practices and aims to improve forensic and public health research by including vaccination history in death investigations. The Fatality and Mortality Review Team can now request medical, dental, mental health records, and substance abuse records to the extent allowed by federal law.

West Virginia HB5031 allows the Fatality and Mortality Review Team to access vaccination records in death investigations.

West Virginia HB5031 amends the Code of West Virginia to allow the Fatality and Mortality Review Team under the Department of Health to request vaccination records as part of death investigations. This bill standardizes reporting practices and aims to improve forensic and public health research by including vaccination history in death investigations. The Fatality and Mortality Review Team can now request medical, dental, mental health records, and substance abuse records to the extent allowed by federal law.