La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § II-701
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section II-701 - Immunization Schedule [formerly paragraph 2:025]A. The Office of Public Health (OPH) will determine the Louisiana immunization schedule, with appropriate immunizations for age using the current immunization schedule from the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practice (ACIP) of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS). Compliance for school and day care center entry will be based on the individual having received an appropriate number of immunizations for his/her age of the following types: 1. vaccines which contain tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, including Diphtheria and Tetanus (DT), Diphtheria/Tetanus/Acellular Pertussis (DTaP), Tetanus and Diphtheria (Tdap), Tetanus Toxoid (TT) or combinations which include these components;2. polio vaccine, including Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV), or combinations which include this component;3. vaccines which contain measles antigen, including Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) and combinations which include these components;4. vaccines which contain hepatitis antigen, including Hepatitis B (HepB), Hepatitis A (HepA), and combinations which include these components;5. vaccines which contain varicella antigen, including varicella and combinations which include this component.6. vaccines which contain meningococcal antigen and combinations which include this component.B. A one-month period will be allowed from the time the immunization is due until it is considered overdue. Medical, religious, and philosophic exemptions will be allowed for compliance with regulations concerning day care attendees and school enterers. Only medical and religious exemptions will be allowed for compliance with regulations concerning public assistance recipients. A copy of the current Office of Public Health immunization schedule can be obtained by writing to the Immunization Program, Office of Public Health, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 1938, New Orleans, LA 70112 or by telephone (504)568-2600.C. [formerly paragraph 2:025-1] Any person 18 years or under, admitted to any elementary and secondary school, kindergarten, college, university, proprietary school, vocational school, licensed day care center or residential facility shall have verification that the person has had all appropriate immunizations for age of the person according to the Louisiana immunization schedule unless presenting a written statement from a physician stating that the procedure is contraindicated for medical reasons, or a written dissent from parents. The operator of any elementary and secondary school, kindergarten, college, university, proprietary school, vocational school, licensed day care center or residential facility shall report to the state health officer through the health unit of the parish or municipality where such facility is located any case or suspected case of reportable disease. Health records, including immunization records, shall be made available during normal operating hours for inspection when requested by the state health officer. When an outbreak of a communicable disease occurs in an elementary and secondary school, kindergarten, college, university, proprietary school, vocational school, licensed day care center or residential facility, the operator of said facility shall comply with outbreak control procedures as directed by the state health officer.D. [formerly paragraph 2:025-2] On or before October 1 of each year, the operator of each elementary and secondary school, kindergarten, college, university, proprietary school, vocational school, licensed day care center or residential facility enrolling or housing any person 18 years or under, inclusive but not limited to these listed facilities shall submit a preliminary immunization status report of all persons 18 years or under enrolled or housed as of that date. This compliance report shall be submitted utilizing the official Louisiana Immunization Network ("LINKS") and shall include identifying information for each person 18 years or under, and for each dose of vaccine received since birth. Any person 18 years or under exempt from the immunization requirement shall also be identified, and the reason for exemption given on the report. After review of the report(s) by the state health officer or his or her designee, the elementary and secondary school, kindergarten, college, university, proprietary school, vocational school, licensed day care center or residential facility operator shall notify, on or before December 31 of each year, the parent or guardian of all enrolled or housed persons 18 years or under who are not compliant of the immunization requirements of §701.A and C of this Part.La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § II-701
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1221 (June 2002), amended LR 38:1252 (May 2012), Amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, amended LR 45670 (5/1/2019), Amended LR 46590 (4/1/2020), Amended by the Department of Health, Office of Public Health, LR 471877 (12/1/2021), Amended LR 482295 (9/1/2022).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(2), R.S. 40:5(A) and R.S. 40:31.15. Also see R.S. 17:170, R.S. 22:1030, and R.S. 44:17.