Virginia § 32.1-126.4 - Hospital standing orders or protocols for certain vaccinations
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 32.1-126.4 — Hospital standing orders or protocols for certain vaccinations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32.1-126.4. Hospital standing orders or protocols for certain vaccinations
A. A hospital may provide or arrange for the administration under a standing order or protocol approved by a member or committee of the hospital's medical staff of (i) influenza vaccinations and (ii) pneumococcal vaccinations, thus waiving the requirement for specific written physician orders for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations. However, no such standing order or protocol shall supersede a physician's authority to issue specific written orders relating to immunizations.
B. Any standing order or protocol authorized by this section shall require that the vaccinations be administered in accordance with the most recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after (i) ascertaining that the vaccination is not medically contraindicated for the patient, (ii) determining the patient's wishes and any religious objections, and (iii) obtaining informed consent from the patient or his legal representative.
C. Vaccinations administered under a standing order or protocol shall be documented in the patient's health record.
2006, c. 432.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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