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1994 SESSION


CHAPTER 68
An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to tuberculosis certificates for school employees.
[H 221]
Approved March 10, 1994

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-300 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-300. Tuberculosis certificate.

As a condition to employment, every public school employee, including without limitation teachers, cafeteria workers, janitors and bus drivers, shall submit a certificate signed by a licensed physician, or by a registered nurse licensed pursuant to Article 2 (§ 54.1-3016 et seq.) of Chapter 30 of Title 54.1 and employed by a local health department, stating that such employee appears free of communicable tuberculosis. Such certificate shall be based on recorded results of such skin tests, X rays and other examinations, singly or in combination, as are deemed necessary by the a licensed physician that have been performed within the twelve months' period immediately preceding submission of the certificate. After consulting with the local health director, any school board may require the submission of such certificates annually, or at such intervals as it deems appropriate, as a condition to continued employment.