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Purpose
The purpose of determining immunization compliance is to protect
students from the common childhood communicable diseases, thereby
reducing illness, absenteeism, and permanent health conditions that impact
on the ability to learn.
Minnesota Statue 121A.15
This statue requires every student enrolled
in school to be immunized against diphtheria, pertusis, tetanus,
polio, measles, mumps, rubella and Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B vaccination will
be required of some grades beginning fall of 2000. Children who
are less than five years of age and are enrolled in a preschool program
must be immunized against haemophilus influenza b. The statute applies
to students enrolled in daycare, preschools, early childhood special
education, alternative programs, technical colleges, post-secondary
schools, and home school programs, as well as, students enrolled
in public and non-public kindergarten through twelfth grade programs.
Main points of the school immunization law include:
- No person over two months of age may enroll or remain enrolled
in a school until a statement has been submitted from a physician
or a public clinic stating that the person has received the
required immunizations by indicating the month, day, and year
received, or has at least one of each immunization required and
has commenced a treatment schedule of the remaining immunizations
to be completed in no longer than 18 months.
- Kindergarten students must submit an immunization record upon
enrollment. There is no grace period. The student may not attend
class until verification is received that the child is in compliance.
- An emancipated person, or a parent/guardian may submit a statement
indicating the month, day, and year of each immunization given
in lieu of the statement from a physician or public clinic.
- Exemptions to this law may be made by:
- a statement from a physician indicating that the immunization
is contraindicated for medical reasons.
- a laboratory confirmation of the presence of adequate immunity.
- a notarized statement signed by the minor child's parent/guardian
or by the emancipated person because of a conscientiously held belief
of the parent/guardian or the emancipated person.
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To go to school in Minnesota, students must show they've had the immunizations
or file a legal exemption* with the school
* Parents may file a medical exemption signed by a health care provider or
conscientious objection signed by parent/guardian and notarized.
All children should be protected by hepatitis B shots, not just those required
to have them by law.
For more information, call your doctor, clinic, or health plan. Minnesota Department
of Health
IC#141-0903 (MDH 2002)
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