N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-4.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:57-4.11 - Poliovirus vaccine

(a) Every child less than seven years of age shall have received at least three doses of live, trivalent, oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), or inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) either separately, in combination, or as a combination vaccine containing inactivated poliovirus, one dose of which shall have been given on or after the child's fourth birthday or, alternatively, any combination of four doses.

(b) Those children enrolled in child care centers who are too young to meet this requirement, shall be considered to be in compliance with this section if they are appropriately immunized for their age as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the United States Public Health Service.

(c) Any person 18 years of age or older shall not be required to receive poliovirus vaccine.

(d) For children seven years of age and older, any combination of three doses of OPV or IPV shall satisfy the poliovirus vaccine requirement.

(e) The requirement to receive a school entry dose of OPV or IPV after the child's fourth birthday shall not apply to children while enrolled in child care centers, preschool or pre-kindergarten classes or programs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-4.11

As amended, R.1978 d.244, effective 7/24/1978.
See: 10 N.J.R. 246(b), 10 N.J.R. 334(a).
Amended by R.1990 d.243, effective 6/4/1990 (operative September 1, 1991).
See: 21 N.J.R. 3897(a), 22 N.J.R. 1766(a).
Vaccine requirements updated at (a) and (c); text deleted from (b) and new text added at (b), (d), (e) and (f).
Amended by R.1995 d.201, effective 4/3/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 270(a), 27 N.J.R. 1417(a).
Amended by R.2008 d.9, effective 1/7/2008 (operative September 1, 2008).
See: 38 N.J.R. 5284(a), 40 N.J.R. 151(a).
In (a) and (d), deleted "appropriately spaced" following "any"; and in (a), substituted a comma for "or" following "separately", and inserted "or as a combination vaccine containing inactivated poliovirus,".

The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available