Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-2-2-.02 - Immunization Required
(a)
Except as otherwise provided, immunization against the following diseases shall
be required of all children entering a school or childcare facility operating
in the state:
(1) Diphtheria;
(2) Haemophilus influenzae type B (not
required on or after the fifth birthday);
(3) Hepatitis A;
(4) Hepatitis B;
(5) Measles;
(6) Meningitis;
(7) Mumps;
(8) Pertussis;
(9) Pneumococcal disease (not required on or
after the fifth birthday);
(10)
Poliomyelitis;
(11) Rubella (German
measles);
(12) Tetanus;
and
(13) Varicella
(chickenpox).
(b) A
parent or guardian must submit a valid Certificate of Immunization for any
child entering a school or childcare facility in the state of Georgia for the
first time.
(c) School or childcare
facility officials may allow a child without a valid certificate of
immunization to attend for no more than 90 calendar days after the first day of
attendance, provided that the parent or legal guardian either shows that that
the child is in the process of completing required immunizations and that
immunizations are being scheduled with the shortest intervals recommended in
the current Official Immunization Schedules, or presents an affidavit of
religious objection as provided in DPH Rule
511-2-2-.07.
(d) Effective July 1, 2014, for entrance into
Georgia school grades kindergarten through twelve, students must have a total
of two doses of measles vaccine, two doses of mumps vaccine, one dose of
rubella vaccine and a total of two doses of varicella vaccine.
(e) Children attending any childcare facility
must show evidence of protection against pneumococcal disease.
(f) Children born on or after January 1, 2006
who are attending any childcare facility or school must have proof of
protection against hepatitis A disease (vaccination or serology).
(g) Requirements for hepatitis A, hepatitis
B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccines may be waived with serologic
proof of immunity. Requirements for varicella vaccine may be waived also with a
healthcare provider diagnosis of varicella disease or healthcare provider
verification of history of varicella disease.
(h) Effective July 1, 2014, children born on
or after January 1, 2002 who are attending seventh grade, and children who are
new entrants into a Georgia school in grades eight through twelve, must have
received one dose of Tdap vaccine.
(i) Effective July 1, 2014, children born on
or after January 1, 2002 who are attending seventh grade, and children who are
new entrants into a Georgia school in grades eight through twelve, must have
received one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine.
(j) Effective July 1, 2021, children sixteen
years of age and older who are attending eleventh grade must receive a booster
dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine, unless their initial dose was
administered on or after their sixteenth birthday.
Notes
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