Rule 37.96.801 - IMMUNIZATION DEFINITIONS(1) "ACIP" means the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which provides advice to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on routine administration of vaccines to pediatric and adult populations.(2) "Adequate documentation" means documentation which meets the specifications set forth in ARM 37.96.806.(3) "CLIA" means the federal clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988.(4) "Conditional attendance" means that children are allowed to attend child care on a conditional basis until they meet the requirements of an established vaccination schedule.(5) "Conditional Attendance Form (HES 103)" means the form used by parents or guardians and health care providers to allow children to attend child care on a conditional basis until they meet vaccination requirements on a set schedule.(6) "DT vaccine" means a vaccine containing a combination of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids.(7) "DTP vaccine" and "DTAP vaccine" mean vaccines containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine combined, including a vaccine referred to as DTaP, diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine combined.(8) "Hep B vaccine" means a vaccine containing Hepatitis B vaccine.(9) "Hib vaccine" means a vaccine immunizing against infection by Haemophilus influenza type B disease.(10) "Immunization information system" means a confidential, computerized, population-based system managed and maintained by the department that collects and consolidates vaccination data from vaccine providers.(11) "Medical exemption" means a vaccination exemption from a health care provider indicating that the physical condition of the child is such that one or more vaccinations would endanger their life or health or is medically contraindicated.(12) "Medical Exemption Statement Form (HES 101A)" means the form provided by the department to document a medical exemption(s) from one or more vaccinations.(13) "MMR vaccine" means a vaccine containing a combination of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines.(14) "Montana Certificate of Immunization Form (HES 101)" means the form provided by the department to consolidate immunization history.(15) "MR vaccine" means a vaccine containing a combination of measles and rubella vaccines.(16) "Official vaccination record" means a standard electronic or paper record that is maintained by the department, by another state's principal health agency, or by a healthcare provider to record the vaccination status of a child, and includes the following:(d) vaccination date (month, day, and year) by vaccine type, or, in the case of a post secondary record, the month and year of vaccine administration.(17) "PCV vaccine" means a vaccine containing pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.(18) "Polio vaccine" means a trivalent polio vaccine.(19) "Religious exemption" means a vaccination exemption based on an affidavit of exemption on religious grounds attesting that receipt of a vaccine or vaccines is contrary to an individual's religious belief, observance, or practice.(20) "Religious exemption form" means an affidavit of exemption on religious grounds from vaccine administration. (21) "Td vaccine" means a vaccine containing tetanus and diphtheria toxoids.(22) "Tdap vaccine" means a vaccine containing tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, and acellular pertussis.(23) "Vaccine" means: (a) if administered in the United States, an immunizing agent recommended by ACIP and licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; or(b) if administered outside of the United States, an immunizing agent administered by a person licensed to practice medicine in the country where it is administered or by an agent of the principal public health agency of that country and properly documented as required by ARM 37.114.708.(24) "Varicella vaccine" means an attenuated, live virus vaccine to prevent chicken pox disease.Mont. Admin. r. 37.96.801
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