Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-6-1-.02 - General Provisions
(1) The
board of education and the governing authority of each private school shall
require each pupil, prior to entering kindergarten or first grade or prior to
re-entering the higher grades of the schools of Alabama, to present a
Certificate of Immunization for the prevention of diseases listed in
420-6-1-.03 (Code of
Ala. 1975, §
16-30-4.). The Certificate of
Immunization will be on a form approved by the Alabama Department of Public
Health.
(2) The Department of Human
Resources has required each child two months of age or older attending any
child care center/home to present a Certificate of Immunization for the
prevention of diseases listed in
420-6-1-.03.
(3) Such certificate shall be on the form
approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health and shall be made a part of
the pupil's school/child's child care center/home record. When a student/child
leaves a school/child care center/home upon graduation, transfer, relocation or
otherwise; the school or child care center/home may return the original
certificate to the student's/child's parents/guardians and retain a legible
copy in the institution's record.
(4) A written objection from the parent or
guardian of a student or child based on religious tenets and practices shall be
submitted in person by the parent or guardian to the County Health Department
for issuance of a Certificate of Religious Exemption from the required
immunizations or testing. A licensed physician can provide individual exemption
from the required immunizations or testing on a Certificate of Medical
Exemption. The Certificate of Religious Exemption and the Certificate of
Medical Exemption will be on forms approved by the Alabama Department of Public
Health and will be accepted in lieu of the Certificate of
Immunization.
Notes
Author: Donald E. Williamson, M.D.; Charles H. Woernle, M.D., M.P.H.
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 16-30-5, et seq.
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