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Policy 3304
HEALTH RECORD: IMMUNIZATION
I. PURPOSE
This policy is designed to comport with Section 23-25 of the Code of Virginia in
regard to Students enrolled at Longwood for the first time to have a health
record and health history which include immunization records on file with Student Health
and Wellness which includes
immunization records.
II. POLICY
In accordance with 23-7.5 of the Code of
Virginia, a full-time
student, enrolling for the first time in any four-year, public institution of
higher education in this Commonwealth must have
a health record and history on
file in the Student Health and Wellness.
III. PROCEDURE
Prior to pre-registration for the second
semester, students must furnish documented evidence, provided by a licensed
health professional or health facility, of diseases for which the student has been immunized, the numbers of doses given, the dates when administered, and any
further immunizations indicated. These immunizations include diphtheria,
tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles (rubeola), German measles (rubella), mumps,
Hepatitis B, and
meningitis according to the guidelines of the American College Health
Association. Tuberculosis screening is also required.
A waiver can be signed for the Hepatitis B and/or meningitis shot requirements. Any
student who fails to furnish this information will not be eligible for
registration for the second semester.
A. Exemptions in accordance with the Code of Virginia are:
1. Any student who objects on religious grounds and presents documentation from a minister unless an emergency or epidemic of disease has been declared by the Board of Health.
2. Any student who presents a statement from a licensed physician who states that his/her physical condition is such that administration of one or more of the required immunizing agents could be detrimental to health.
Revised and approved by the Board of Visitors, September 7, 2002.