New Emergency Regulations and Guidance
Regarding Student Immunization
On June 13, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children.
Please follow the link below for the complete notice.
New Emergency Regulations and Guidance Regarding Student Immunization
Medical & Immunization Requirements
Student Physicals
According to Education Law Section 903, every student in Pre-K
or kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th and 11th grades and all new
admissions to the district are required to submit a health certificate
signed by a duly licensed physician authorized to practice medicine in
New York State. The physical examination form will request a body
mass index (BMI) and weight status category.
All students in pre-K,
K and first grade in public elementary school are requested to present
a dental health certificate. Whenever possible, physical examinations
should be conducted by your family physician. The physical cannot be
more than 12 months old when presented to the district. If we do not
receive the information from you or your family physician, your school
nurse will contact you to remind you of the need to provide the physical
form. Please be advised that the school nurse will send a final notification
that will inform you that you must comply with this requirement or the
district physician will perform the medical examination.
By law, you have the right to object on the grounds of religious
accommodation only.
Immunizations
All schools are obliged to enforce the requirements of New York
State Public Health Law, Section 2164.
As of July 1, 2015, no child shall be admitted to school, or in the
case of students entering from outside New York, be allowed to attend
school, in excess of 14 days without satisfactory written evidence that
the student has been immunized. Below is a summary of the changes
to School Immunization Requirements for the 2019-20 School Year
based on NYSDOH amended regulations:
• MMR (grades K-12) 2 doses; (Pre-K) 1 dose
• Tdap (grades 6-12) 1 dose
• DTaP (grades Pre-K-6) 4-5 doses - if the 4th dose is received after age
4 then only 4 doses required; (grades 6-12) 3 doses
• Polio (grades K-4 and 6-10) 4 doses - if the 3rd dose was received
after the age of 4, then 3 doses required; (grades Pre-K, 5, 11 and 12)
3 doses required
• Varicella
(grades K-5, 6-11) 2 doses
(grades Pre-K and 12) 1 dose
• Hepatitis B (grades Pre-K-12) 3 doses
• Meningococcal (grades 7, 8, 9 & 10) 1 dose; (grade 12) 2 doses - 1
dose acceptable if given after age 16
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (HIB) (Pre-K) 1-4 doses
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) (Pre-K) 1-4 doses
Any student who does not meet the above-stated criteria is in
violation of New York State Public Health Law, Section 2164, and
will not be admitted to school until the student presents satisfactory
written evidence of compliance. Doses must meet proper intervals
established by ACIP.
New Emergency Regulations and Guidance Regarding Student Immunization
On June 13, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children.
Please follow the link below for the complete notice.
New Emergency Regulations and Guidance Regarding Student Immunization
Any additional questions, please contact your school's nurse's office.
Medical Exemption
Medical exemptions must be renewed annually; it must contain
information to identify medical contraindications to specific
immunization, must specify the length of time immunization
contraindicated and must be written by a physician licensed to practice
in the state of New York.