District of Columbia § 38-505 School attendance without immunization.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 38-505 — School attendance without immunization.

District of Columbia·Title 38 Educational Institutions.·Ch. 5 Immunization of School Students.

(a)With respect to any student who has been admitted to a school and for whom the school does not receive a certification of immunization reflecting immunization or an exemption from immunization for each immunization on the list of immunizations, the school shall:

(1)Notify a responsible person in accordance with § 38-504(b) ; and

(2)Unless otherwise provided in the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 , not permit the student to attend school for more than 20 school days after the date of notification unless the school receives a completed certification of immunization within the 20 school days.

(b)Unless otherwise provided in the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 and notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this section, if immunization requires a series

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(a) With respect to any student who has been admitted to a school and for whom the school does not receive a certification of immunization reflecting immunization or an exemption from immunization for each immunization on the list of immunizations, the school shall:

(1) Notify a responsible person in accordance with § 38-504(b) ; and

(2) Unless otherwise provided in the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 , not permit the student to attend school for more than 20 school days after the date of notification unless the school receives a completed certification of immunization within the 20 school days.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the exclusion standards issued pursuant to § 38-503 and notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of this section, if immunization requires a series of treatments that cannot be completed within 20 school days after notification, the student shall be permitted to attend school while the treatments are continuing if, within the 20 school days, the school receives written notification from the provider administering the treatment that the immunization is in progress.

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