West Virginia SB610 amends the process for medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination requirements for school children.
West Virginia SB610 amends the process for medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination requirements for school children. The bill replaces the commissioner's right to produce a certificate of exemption with the right of a treating physician or advanced practice provider to produce a certificate. It eliminates the position of State Immunization Officer and provides that a medical exemption may be appealed to the State Health Officer. The final determination of the State Health Officer is subject to a right of appeal.
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