Mo. Code Regs. tit. 19 § 20-28.010
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 19 CSR 20-28.010 - Immunization Requirements for School ChildrenPURPOSE: This rule amendment revises the requirements for school children to include meningococcal vaccine for students in eighth grade and a booster dose for students in twelfth grade. Also, the amendment clarifies requirements and incorporates by reference required forms and supporting documents.
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(1) The superintendent of each public, private, parochial, or parish school shall make a summary report to the Department of Health and Senior Services no later than October 15 of each school year. This date is necessitated by the law which prohibits the enrollment and attendance of students who are in noncompliance. This report shall include aggregate immunization information by grade by vaccine antigen, number of students enrolled, number of students in compliance with state immunization requirements, number of students in progress, number of students with signed medical exemption, number of students with signed religious exemption, number of students noncompliant with immunization record, and number of students with no immunization record. Each school superintendent or designee shall submit a summary report for all schools under the administrator's jurisdiction. Separate reports for each school should not be submitted, although separate lists shall be maintained in each school for auditing purposes. (A) Exclusion of students in noncompliance, section 167.181, RSMo. Students cannot attend school unless they are properly immunized and can provide satisfactory evidence of the immunization or unless they are exempted. The school administration shall exercise its power of pupil suspension or expulsion under section 167.161, RSMo, and possible summary suspension under section 167.171, RSMo, until the violation is removed. Transfer students in noncom-pliance shall not be permitted to enroll or attend school. Students enrolled during the previous school year shall be denied attendance for the current school year if not in compliance. Under section 160.2000, RSMo, children of military families shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of enrollment to obtain any required immunization, or initial vaccination for a required series of immunizations. A student determined to be homeless by school officials may be enrolled in school for no more than thirty (30) days prior to providing satisfactory evidence of immunization. If the homeless student's immunization record is not obtained within the thirty (30) days and the student is still eligible for services under the homeless education program, the student shall begin the immunization series and demonstrate that satisfactory progress has been accomplished within ninety (90) days. If the homeless student is exempted from receiving immunizations, then after the initial thirty- (30-) day enrollment, the student shall provide documentation in accordance with the exemption requirements included herein. For the purpose of this paragraph, a homeless student shall be defined as a student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or who has a primary nighttime residence in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or in an institution providing temporary residence or in a public or private place not designated for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.(B) This rule is designed to govern any student, regardless of age, who is attending a public, private, parochial, or parish school. If the specific age or grade recommendations are not mentioned within this rule, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services should be consulted.(C) It is unlawful for any student to attend school unless the student has been immunized according to this rule or unless a signed statement of medical or religious exemption is on file with the school administrator. In the event of an outbreak or suspected outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease within a particular facility, the administrator of the facility shall follow the control measures instituted by the local health authority or the Department of Health and Senior Services pursuant to 19 CSR 20-20.040. 1. Medical exemption. A student shall be exempted from the immunization requirements of this rule as provided in section 167.181, RSMo, upon signed certification by a licensed doctor of medicine (MD), doctor of osteopathy (DO), or his or her designee indicating that either the immunization would seriously endanger the student's health or life or the student has documentation of disease or laboratory evidence of immunity to the disease. The exemption shall be provided on an original Department of Health and Senior Services' form Imm.P.12 and shall be placed on file with the school immunization health record for each student with a medical exemption. The Imm.P.12 form is incorporated by reference in this rule as published June 2012 by the Department of Health and Senior Services and may be obtained by contacting a medical provider, local public health agency, or the department's Bureau of Immunization Assessment and Assurance at PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, or by calling 800-219-3224. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. This need not be renewed annually.
2. Religious exemption. A student shall be exempted from the immunization requirements of this rule as provided in section 167.181, RSMo, if one (1) parent or guardian objects in writing to the school administrator that immunization of that student violates his/her religious beliefs. This exemption must be provided on an original Department of Health and Senior Services' form Imm.P.11A, and shall be signed by the parent or guardian and placed on file with the school immunization health record. The Imm.P.11A form is incorporated by reference in this rule as published April 2012 by the Department of Health and Senior Services and may be obtained by contacting a medical provider, local public health agency, or the department's Bureau of Immunization Assessment and Assurance at PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, or by calling 800-219-3224. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. This need not be renewed annually.3. Immunization in progress. Section 167.181, RSMo, provides that students may continue to attend school as long as they have started an immunization series and provide satisfactory evidence indicating progress is being accomplished. An original Department of Health and Senior Services' form Imm.P.14 shall be completed and placed on file with the school immunization health record of each student with immunizations in progress. The Imm.P.14 form is incorporated by reference in this rule as published June 2012 by the Department of Health and Senior Services and may be obtained by contacting a medical provider, local public health agency, or the department's Bureau of Immunization Assessment and Assurance at PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, or by calling 800-219-3224. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. Failure to meet the next scheduled appointment constitutes noncompliance with the school immunization law and exclusion shall be initiated immediately. Refer to subsection (1)(A) of this rule regarding exclusion of students in noncompliance.(2) Review of immunization requirements for school entry shall be conducted annually by each school superintendent or designee. Age- or grade-appropriate vaccine requirements shall be according to the Missouri School Immunization Requirements Vaccines Received 0- 18 Years of Age, published on April 2014 or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 4 Months through 18 Years Who Start Late or Who Are More Than 1 Month Behind, published January 2014. These schedules are incorporated by reference in this rule and are available on the Department of Health and Senior Services' website at http://health.mo.gov/immunizations/schoolre-quirements.php or by contacting the department's Bureau of Immunization Assessment and Assurance at PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570, or by calling 800-219-3224. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions. Revisions to school immunization requirements shall be required for school attendance one (1) full year after publication in the Code of State Regulations, beginning with the first day of school of that school year.(3) The parent or guardian shall furnish the superintendent or designee satisfactory evidence of immunization or exemption from immunization. (A) Satisfactory evidence of immunization means a statement, certificate, or record from a physician or his or her designee, other recognized health facility, immunization registry, school record, or child care record stating that the required immunizations have been given to the person and verifying the type of vaccine. This statement, certificate, or record shall provide documentation of the specific antigen and the month, day, and year of vaccine administration. AUTHORITY: section 192.006, RSMo 2000, and sections 167.181 and 192.020, RSMo Supp. 2011.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 50-110.010. Original rule filed April 24, 1974, effective May 4, 1974. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 1980, effective Aug. 11, 1980. Amended: Filed Feb. 1, 1983, effective May 12, 1983. Amended: Filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Dec. 25, 1986. Amended: Filed July 1, 1987, effective Sept. 11, 1987. Amended: Filed Aug. 4, 1988, effective Oct. 13, 1988. Amended: Filed May 31, 1989, effective Aug. 24, 1989. Amended: Filed Nov. 2, 1990, effective March 14, 1991. Amended: Filed April 2, 1991, effective Aug. 30, 1991. Amended: Filed Nov. 4, 1992, effective Aug. 1, 1993. Emergency amendment filed July 12, 1993, effective Aug. 1, 1993, expired Sept. 9, 1993. Amended: Filed April 5, 1993, effective Sept. 9, 1993. Emergency amendment filed May 3, 1994, effective May 13, 1994, expired Sept. 9, 1994. Emergency amendment filed July 28, 1994, effective Aug. 6, 1994, expired Dec. 3, 1994. Amended: Filed April 18, 1994, effective Nov. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed May 3, 1994, effective Nov. 30, 1994. Emergency amendment filed Nov. 29, 1994, effective Dec. 8, 1994, expired April 6, 1995. Amended: Filed Aug. 15, 1994, effective Feb. 26, 1995. Amended: Filed Aug. 16, 1996, effective Jan. 30, 1997. Amended: Filed Jan. 14, 1999, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Sept. 16, 2002, effective Feb. 28, 2003. Amended: Filed Sept. 23, 2003, effective April 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 2008, effective March 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Nov. 30, 2011, effective June 30, 2012. Amended by Missouri Register September 1, 2015/Volume 40, Number 17, effective 10/31/2015*Original authority: 167.181, RSMo 1963, amended 1972, 1973, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001; 192.006, RSMo 1993, amended 1995; and 192.020, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1951, 2004.