Iowa Code r. 641-7.8 - Records and reporting
(1) It
shall be the duty of the admitting official of a licensed child care center or
elementary or secondary school to ensure that the admitting official has a
valid department certificate of immunization, certificate of immunization
exemption, or provisional certificate of immunization on file for each student
by the first day of attendance.
a. The
admitting official shall keep the certificates on file in the school or
licensed child care center in which the student is enrolled and assist the
student or parent or guardian in the transfer of the certificate to another
school or licensed child care center upon the transfer of the student to
another school or licensed child care center.
b. Unless otherwise requested by the
applicant, or parent or guardian, the admitting official shall retain the
department certificate of immunization, or certificate of immunization
exemption, or provisional certificate of immunization for three years
commencing upon the transfer or graduation of the applicant, or the school may
choose to provide the permanent immunization record to the student at time of
graduation. Included with the immunization record a letter should state that
this is an important document that will be needed by the student for college or
employment and should be permanently retained.
(2) It shall be the duty of the local boards
of health to audit the department certificates of immunization, certificates of
immunization exemption, and provisional certificates of immunization in the
schools within their jurisdiction to determine compliance with Iowa Code
section 139A.8. The local boards of
health shall furnish the department within 60 days of the first official day of
school a report of the audit. The report shall be submitted for each school
within the local board of health's jurisdiction and shall include the
enrollment by grade, and the number of department certificates of immunization,
certificates of immunization exemption, and provisional certificates of
immunization by grade.
(3) The
local board of health and the department shall have the right to have access to
the department certificates of immunization, certificates of immunization
exemption, and the provisional certificates of immunization of children
enrolled in elementary and secondary schools and licensed child care centers
within the constraints of the privacy rights of parents and students.
(4) The admitting official of an institution
of higher education shall provide to the department by December 1 each year
aggregate data regarding compliance with Iowa Code section
139A.26. The data shall be
forwarded to the department within 30 days. The data shall include, but not be
limited to, the total number of incoming postsecondary freshmen students living
in a residence hall or dormitory who have:
a.
Enrolled in the institution of higher education; and
b. Been provided information on meningococcal
disease; and
c. Been immunized with
meningococcal vaccine.
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