(a) Every Child Caring Facility and School shall maintain a record of immunization for every pupil on the forms supplied by the Wyoming Department of Health. If a pupil transfers to another school, this record shall be sent to the new school by the original school of attendance.
(b) School Nurses shall be allowed to review and may retain immunization information for any pupil currently residing in or who will be moving into the school district in which the School Nurse in employed. Such review and retention will ensure that immunization information is appropriately documented and retained for every pupil.
(c) The following documents will be accepted as evidence of a pupil's immunization history, provided that the day, month, and year of each required immunization that was administered is documented: - (i) An official school immunization record from any school indicating compliance with the immunization requirements of these regulations.
- (ii) An immunization record from any local or state Public Health Department or unit indicating compliance with the immunization requirements of these regulations.
- (iii) A certificate signed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in any jurisdiction of the United States indicating compliance with the immunization requirements of these regulations.
- (iv) An Official State Record of Immunization report generated from the Wyoming Immunization Registry.
- (v) An Official Record generated by a school-district-operated student information system, such as Power School.
- (vi) A report from a certified laboratory or acknowledgement from a pupil's healthcare provider that confirms serologic immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, or varicella. This report may serve as documentation in lieu of vaccination for these specific diseases.
- (vii) A written statement from a parent (or legal guardian or managing conservator), school nurse, or physician attesting to a pupil's positive history of varicella disease or of varicella immunity. This statement is acceptable in lieu of a vaccination or serology report for this disease.
(d) The School Administrator and the Child Caring Facility Administrator shall make immunization records available to the School or Child Caring Facility for inspection and review by authorized representatives of the Wyoming Department of Health.