Under T.C.A. 37-2-419, subsection b, outlined below, I request exemption from the vaccine requirements outlined in DCS Policy 16.4, Foster Home Selection and Approval.
(b) If an individual or member of the individual's household objects to an immunization on the basis of religious or moral convictions, then the exceptions in subsection (a) must not apply and the department of children's services shall not require an individual or member of the individual's household to undergo any immunization as a condition of overseeing a child in foster care.