§ 20-34-4-2 — Required immunizations; immunization calendar; rules

Indiana § 20-34-4-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 34: STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES
• Ch. 4: Immunizations

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(a) Every child residing in Indiana who is
enrolled in an accredited elementary school or high school shall be
immunized as determined by the Indiana department of health against:
(1) diphtheria;
(2) pertussis (whooping cough);
(3) tetanus;
(4) measles;
(5) rubella;
(6) poliomyelitis;
(7) mumps;
(8) varicella;
(9) hepatitis A;
(10) hepatitis B; and
(11) meningitis.
(b) The Indiana department of health may expand or otherwise
modify the list of communicable diseases that require documentation
of immunity as medical information becomes available that would
warrant the expansion or modification in the interest of public health.
(c) Before November 30 of each year, the Indiana department of
health shall publish a two (2) year calendar of immunization
requirements and recommendations. The calendar must include:
(1) the immunization requirements for the following school year;
and
(2) recommendations for immunization requirements for the year
subsequent to the following school year.
(d) The publishing time frame for the calendar described in
subsection (c) does not apply in the event of an emergency as
determined by the state health commissioner.
(e) The Indiana department of health shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying the:
(1) required immunizations;
(2) child's age for administering each vaccine;
(3) adequately immunizing doses; and
(4) method of documentation of proof of immunity.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-9.5(a), (b), (c), (d).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.161-2009, SEC.5; P.L.208-2015, SEC.12; P.L.56-2023, SEC.190.