W. Va. Code R. § 64-95-15

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 64-95-15 - Proof of Immunity

15.1. Proof that a child has received the immunizations required by law, in the correct number and spacing of doses, shall be recorded on a completed document, such as a certificate of immunization, for all students.

15.2. A Certificate of Immunization form has been developed by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, Immunization Program. This form is available to appropriate health care providers electronically through participation in the West Virginia Statewide Immunization Information System (WVSIIS)-- http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/oeps/immunization/providers/Pages/WVSIIS.aspx

The form is also available from:

ATTN: WVSIIS

Bureau for Public Health

Immunization Program

350 Capitol Street, Room 125

Charleston, WV 25301

15.3. The documentary evidence of immunizations must contain the day, month and year of each vaccine received by the child or sufficient information of the time interval between doses to enable verification that the minimum intervals required or suggested by this rule have been observed.

15.4. Proof of prior measles, mumps, rubella, varicella or hepatitis B disease being used in lieu of vaccination, requires a document signed by a physician indicating, at a minimum, the name of the patient, the date of the illness and laboratory evidence of immunity in the form of titers for measles, mumps and rubella and a Hepatitis B panel for Hepatitis B. If the historical disease diagnosis is in question, current laboratory evidence of immunity may be required.

W. Va. Code R. § 64-95-15