Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider amending 12VAC5-110, Regulations for the Immunization of School Children. The purpose of the proposed action is to update the regulation to include additional vaccine requirements to adhere to the minimum immunization requirements specified in § 32.1-46 of the Code of Virginia pursuant to Chapter 1223 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly. Section 32.1-46 C provides that amendments to 12VAC5-110 by the State Board of Health shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. However, the board shall provide this Notice of Intended Regulatory Action and provide for a 60-day public comment period prior to adoption of the regulations.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-271.2, 32.1-12, and 32.1-46 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: June 24, 2022.

Agency Contact: Kristin Collins, Policy Analyst, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health, 101 North 14th Street, 15th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7298, or email epi-comments@vdh.virginia.gov.