Indiana § 20-34-4-5 Statement of immunization history; waiver; rules

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-34-4-5 — Statement of immunization history; waiver; rules

Indiana § 20-34-4-5

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 34STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES

Ch. 4Immunizations

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(a)Each school shall require the parent of a student who has enrolled in the school to furnish, not later than the first day of school attendance, proof of the student's immunization status, either as a written document from the health care provider who administered the immunization or documentation provided from the state immunization data registry.

(b)The statement must show, except for a student to whom IC 20-34-3-2 or IC 20-34-3-3 applies, that the student has been immunized as required under section 2 of this chapter. The statement must include the student's date of birth and the date of each immunization.

(c)A student may not be permitted to attend school beyond the first day of school without furnishing the documentation described in subsections (a) and (b) unless:

(1)the school

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(a) Each school shall require the parent of a
student who has enrolled in the school to furnish, not later than the first
day of school attendance, proof of the student's immunization status,
either as a written document from the health care provider who
administered the immunization or documentation provided from the
state immunization data registry.
(b) The statement must show, except for a student to whom IC 20-34-3-2 or IC 20-34-3-3 applies, that the student has been
immunized as required under section 2 of this chapter. The statement
must include the student's date of birth and the date of each
immunization.
(c) A student may not be permitted to attend school beyond the first
day of school without furnishing the documentation described in
subsections (a) and (b) unless:
(1) the school gives the parent of the student a waiver; or
(2) the local health department or a health care provider
determines that the student's immunization schedule has been
delayed due to extreme circumstances and that the required
immunizations will not be completed before the first day of
school.
The waiver referred to in subdivision (1) may not be granted for a
period that exceeds twenty (20) school days. If subdivision (2) applies,
the parent of the student shall furnish the written statement and a
schedule, approved by a health care provider who is authorized to
administer the immunizations or the local health department, for the
completion of the remainder of the immunizations.
(d) The Indiana department of health may commence an action
against a school under IC 4-21.5-3-6 or IC 4-21.5-4 for the issuance of
an order of compliance for failure to enforce this section.
(e) Neither a religious objection under IC 20-34-3-2 nor an
exception for the student's health under IC 20-34-3-3 relieves a parent
from the reporting requirements under this section.
(f) The Indiana department of health shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-10.1.]