Vermont § 1124 - Access to and reporting of immunization records

§ 1124. Access to and reporting of immunization records

• (a) In addition to any data collected in accordance with the requirements of the Centers
  for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department shall annually collect from schools
  the immunization rates for at least those students in the first and eighth grades
  for each required vaccine. The data collected by the Department shall include the
  number of medical and religious exemptions filed for each required vaccine and the
  number of students with a provisional admittance. (b) Appropriate health personnel, including school nurses, shall have access to immunization
  records of anyone enrolled in Vermont schools or child care facilities, when access
  is required in the performance of official duties related to the immunizations required
  by this subchapter. Access to student immunization records shall only be provided
  with the prior written consent of parents and students as required by the Family Educational
  Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. (Added 1979, No. 40; amended 1981, No. 18, § 4; 2007, No. 204 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2011, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 37, § 6, eff. July 1, 2016; 2023, No. 6, § 115, eff. July 1, 2023.)