§ 20-34-4-6 — Collection of immunization data; onsite review or examination

Indiana § 20-34-4-6

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

Text

(a) The Indiana department of health shall
collect immunization data on school age children using the state
immunization data registry. Each school corporation shall ensure that
all applicable immunization information is complete in the state
immunization data registry not later than the first Friday in February
each year. The Indiana department of health shall use the data to create
aggregate reports.
(b) The Indiana department of health and the local health
department shall, for good cause shown that there exists a substantial
threat to the health and safety of a student or the school community, be
able to validate immunization reports by onsite reviews or
examinations of nonidentifying immunization record data. This section
does not independently authorize the Indiana department of health, a
local department of health, or an agent of the Indiana department of
health or local department of health to have access to identifying
medical or academic record data of individual students attending
nonaccredited nonpublic schools.
(c) The Indiana department of health has exclusive power to adopt
rules for the administration of this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-11.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.45; P.L.80-2007, SEC.3; P.L.208-2015, SEC.17; P.L.56-2023, SEC.193.