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§170.4. Immunizations of certain persons against meningococcal disease; exceptions
A.
(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a student shall provide
satisfactory evidence of current immunization against meningococcal disease in accordance
with a directive provided by the state Department of Education and the Louisiana
Department of Health that shall be based on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention as a condition of entry into the sixth grade and as a condition of entry
into the eleventh grade at any city, parish, or other local public school or nonpublic school.
(b)Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a student who is eleven years
old and is entering a grade other than the sixth grade and a student who is sixteen years old
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§170.4. Immunizations of certain persons against meningococcal disease; exceptions
A.(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a student shall provide
satisfactory evidence of current immunization against meningococcal disease in accordance
with a directive provided by the state Department of Education and the Louisiana
Department of Health that shall be based on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention as a condition of entry into the sixth grade and as a condition of entry
into the eleventh grade at any city, parish, or other local public school or nonpublic school.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a student who is eleven years
old and is entering a grade other than the sixth grade and a student who is sixteen years old
and is entering a grade other than the eleventh grade shall provide satisfactory evidence of
current immunization against meningococcal disease in accordance with a directive provided
by the state Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health that shall be
based on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a
condition of entry into such grade at any city, parish, or other local public school or
nonpublic school.
(c) Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, each student who is eleven
years old and each student who is sixteen years old and is participating in an approved home
study program pursuant to R.S. 17:236.1 shall provide satisfactory evidence of current
immunization against meningococcal disease in accordance with a directive provided by the
state Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health that shall be based
on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as provided by rule adopted by the board in
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) The chief administrator of any city, parish, or other local public school or
nonpublic school that educates students who are subject to the requirements of this Section
shall be responsible for checking students' records to ensure that the provisions of this
Section are enforced.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to the following
persons:
(1) Any person whose parent, tutor, or legal guardian signs a waiver stating that the
person shall not be immunized against meningococcal disease for religious or other personal
reasons.
(2) Any person whose parent, tutor, or legal guardian has submitted a written
statement from a physician stating that the immunization is contraindicated for medical
reasons.
(3) Any person who is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection A of this
Section due to a shortage in the supply of available vaccinations against meningococcal
disease.
C.(1) The provisions of this Section shall be implemented according to rules and
regulations promulgated by the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, which shall
include an implementation schedule based on ensuring sufficient availability of the required
vaccine.
(2) The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall provide such rules,
including the implementation schedule, to the state Department of Education. The state
Department of Education shall notify each city, parish, and other local school board, the
governing authority of each nonpublic school system or school in the case of a school not a
part of a school system, and the parent or legal guardian of any student participating in an
approved home study program as specified in Subparagraph (A)(1)(c) of this Section of the
requirements of this Section and the rules and schedule for their implementation as provided
by this Section.
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require any city, parish, or other
local public school board, any nonpublic school system or nonpublic school, the state
Department of Education, or the Louisiana Department of Health to provide or pay for
immunizations against meningococcal disease.
E. Any written communication issued to students pursuant to this Section shall
include notice that the student's parent, tutor, or legal guardian may be exempt from
compliance with this Section under the conditions set forth in Subsection B of this Section.