Does the law require vax ONLY for school entrance?? - Page 2

[Turquesa]

Oooo! Thanks for that link, Mysticmama!

[luv-my-boys]

Originally Posted by crystalface

Oh! Because I was reading up on the law, which stated I had to put it in writing to the particular governing authority... Sounds HEAPS easier than I imagined.

In CA when you submit your affidavit to form a private school (i.e homeschool) you are required to comply with state mandates requiring an attendence log and also vaccination record. Now that dosent mean you need to have the actual vaccination on the reverse of said vacc. card (blue I believe still) is the exemption to sign.

[13Sandals]

Originally Posted by phathui5

Can you cite this?

Here are a few examples - all these states leave it to the schools to enforce, but the law is on the books for all regardless:

Virginia: § 32.1-46. Immunization of patients against certain diseases

The parent, guardian or person standing in loco parentis of each child within this Commonwealth shall cause such child to be immunized in accordance with the Immunization Schedule developed and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

New York: Public Health Law Title VI

Every person in parental relation to a child in this state shall
have administered to such child an adequate dose or doses of
an immunizing agent against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles,
diphtheria, rubella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib),
hepatitis B and varicella which meets the standards approved
by the United States public health service for such biological
products, and which is approved by the state department of
health under such conditions as may be specified by the public
health council.

Texas: Public Health Statute

Sec. 161.004. STATEWIDE IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN. (a) Every child in the state shall be immunized against vaccine preventable diseases caused by infectious agents in accordance with the immunization schedule adopted by the board.

BTW - I did do a cursory search through GA law as well, but couldn't find anything other than school requirements.

[rabrog]

And if states really, truly wanted to enforce those laws, they'd be at your doorstep to do it. Until then (in which case I'd be leaving the country immediately) parents should only worry about school vax and exemptions for that. I can see *maybe* someone wanting vax info for a group activity before school age....maybe. I don't know of anyone it's ever happened to that's not been military, though.

Jenn

[mysticmomma]

nak...

if you read those full codes, they all go on to speak of med/relg exemptions.

[rabrog]

Yes, but I think the argument presented earlier in this thread was "those are onjly for school" which isn't the case. They're mostly used for school, yes, but if an exemption is available in a state, it can be used anytime vaccines are "required" for something.

Jenn