CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELIGIBILITY FOR TANF; CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS (§ 63.2-603)

An applicant for TANF shall provide verification that all eligible children not
enrolled in school, a licensed family day home, or a licensed child day center,
have received immunizations in accordance with § 32.1-46. However, if an
eligible child has not received immunizations in accordance with § 32.1-46,
verification shall be provided at the next scheduled redetermination of
eligibility for TANF after initial eligibility is granted that the child has
received at least one dose of each of the immunizations required by § 32.1-46
as appropriate for the child’s age and that the child’s physician or
the local health department has developed a plan for completing the
immunizations. Verification of compliance with the plan for completing the
immunizations shall be presented at subsequent redeterminations of eligibility
for TANF.If necessary, the local department shall provide assistance to the TANF
recipient in obtaining verification from immunization providers. No sanction may
be imposed until the reason for the failure to comply with the immunization
requirement has been identified and any barriers to accessing immunizations have
been removed.Failure by the recipient to provide the required verification of
immunizations shall result in a reduction in the amount of monthly assistance
received from the TANF program until the required verification is provided. The
reduction shall be fifty dollars for the first child and twenty-five dollars for
each additional child for whom verification is not provided.Any person who
becomes ineligible for TANF payments as a result of this provision shall
nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other purposes.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 188, § 63.1-105.2; 2002, c. 747.