2022 Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 8 - Consent for Health Services.
Section 22-8-11 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 2nd Special Session, Effective November 5, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.
Section 22-8-11
THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 2nd SPECIAL SESSION, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 5, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) As used in this section, the terms "vaccination" and "vaccine" mean any injection intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or minimize the effects of COVID-19, irrespective of whether or not the injection meets the classical definition of vaccine.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 22-8-4, no minor may receive a vaccination without the written consent of the minor's parent or, if applicable, legal guardian.
(c) Institutions of education may not inquire into the vaccination status of a minor student without the written consent of the minor's parent or, if applicable, the legal guardian.
(d) The Attorney General may commence a civil action to enjoin a threatened or continuing violation of this section.
(Act 2021-560, §1.)
