Attached are the State of California Requirements for Immunizations.
Parents are asked to contact their child's pediatrician in order to update Immunizations for students in grades K-8
An updated Immunization record will need to be brought into the office.
A copy will be made of the updated record and placed in the child's school file.
CALIFORNIA IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
K – 12TH GRADE
(including transitional kindergarten)
| NUMBER OF DOSES REQUIRED OF EACH IMMUNIZATION1, 2, 3 |
| 4 Polio4 5 DTaP5 3 Hep B6 2 MMR7 2 Varicella |
| |
7th Grade Advancement9,10 | |
Requirements for K-12 admission also apply to transfer pupils.
Combination vaccines (e.g., MMRV) meet the requirements for individual component vaccines. Doses of DTP count towards the DTaP requirement.
Any vaccine administered four or fewer days prior to the minimum required age is valid.
Three doses of polio vaccine meet the requirement if one dose was given on or after the 4th birthday.
Four doses of DTaP meet the requirement if at least one dose was given on or after the 4th birthday. Three doses meet the requirement if at least one dose of Tdap, DTaP, or DTP vaccine was given on or after the 7th birthday (also meets the 7th-12th grade Tdap requirement. See fn. 8.)
One or two doses of Td vaccine given on or after the 7th
birthday count towards the K-12 requirement.
6. For 7th grade admission, refer to Health and Safety Code
section 120335, subdivision (c).
7. Two doses of measles, two doses of mumps, and one dose of
rubella vaccine meet the requirement, separately or com- bined. Only doses administered on or after the 1st birthday meet the requirement.
8. For 7th-12th graders, at least one dose of pertussis-contain- ing vaccine is required on or after the 7th birthday.
9. For children in ungraded schools, pupils 12 years and older are subject to the 7th grade advancement requirements.
10. The varicella requirement for seventh grade advancement expires after June 30, 2025.
DTaP/Tdap = diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine Hep B = hepatitis B vaccine
MMR = measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine
Varicella = chickenpox vaccine
INSTRUCTIONS:
California schools are required to check immunization records for all new student admissions at TK /Kindergarten through 12th grade and all students advancing to 7th grade before entry. Students entering 7th grade who had a personal beliefs exemption on file must meet the requirements for TK/K-12 and 7th grade. See shotsforschool.org for more information.
UNCONDITIONALLY ADMIT a pupil whose parent or guardian has provided documentation of any of the following for each immunization required for the pupil’s age or grade as defined in table above:
Receipt of immunization.
A permanent medical exemption.*
A personal beliefs exemption (filed in CA prior to 2016); this is valid until enrollment in the next grade span, typically
at TK/K or 7th grade.†
CONDITIONALLY ADMIT any pupil who lacks documentation for unconditional admission if the pupil has:
Commenced receiving doses of all the vaccines required for the pupil’s grade (table above) and is not currently due for any doses at the time of admission (as determined by intervals listed in Conditional Admission Schedule, column entitled “EXCLUDE IF NOT GIVEN BY”), or
A temporary medical exemption from some or all required immunizations.*
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CALIFORNIA IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR K-12TH GRADE (continued)
CONDITIONAL ADMISSION SCHEDULE FOR GRADES K-12
Before admission a child must obtain the first dose of each required vaccine and any subsequent doses that are due because the period of time allowed before exclusion has elapsed.
| EARLIEST DOSE MAY BE GIVEN | |
Polio #2 Polio #31 Polio #41 DTaP #2 DTaP #32 DTaP #4 DTaP #5 Hep B #2
MMR #2
4 weeks after 1st dose
4 weeks after 2nd dose 6 months after 3rd dose 4 weeks after 1st dose
4 weeks after 2nd dose 6 months after 3rd dose 6 months after 4th dose 4 weeks after 1st dose
4 weeks after 1st dose
8 weeks after 1st dose
12 months after 2nd dose 12 months after 3rd dose 8 weeks after 1st dose
8 weeks after 2nd dose 12 months after 3rd dose 12 months after 4th dose 8 weeks after 1st dose
4 months after 1st dose
| 8 weeks after 2nd dose and
at least 4 months after 1st dose | |
| Age less than 13 years: 3 months after 1st dose | |
Age 13 years and older: 4 weeks after 1st dose | |
Three doses of polio vaccine meet the requirement if one dose was given on or after the fourth birthday. If polio #3 is the final required dose, polio #3 should be given at least six months after polio #2.
If DTaP #3 is the final required dose, DTaP #3 should be given at least six months after DTaP #2, and pupils should be excluded if not given by 12 months after second dose. Three doses meet the requirement if at least one dose of Tdap, DTaP, or DTP vaccine was given on or after the seventh birthday. One or two doses of Td vaccine given on or after the seventh birthday count towards the requirement.
Continued attendance after conditional admission is contingent upon documentation of receipt of the remaining required immunizations. The school shall:
review records of any pupil admitted conditionally to a school at least every 30 days from the date of
admission,
inform the parent or guardian of the remaining required vaccine doses until all required immunizations are
received or an exemption is filed, and
update the immunization information in the pupil’s record.
For a pupil transferring from another school in the United States whose immunization record has not been received by the new school at the time of admission, the school may admit the child for up to 30 school days. If the immunization record has not been received at the end of this period,
the school shall exclude the pupil until the parent or guardian provides
documentation of compliance with the requirements.
* In accordance with 17 CCR sections 6050-6051 and Health and Safety Code sections 120370-120372.
Questions?
See the California Immunization Handbook at ShotsForSchool.org
† In accordance with Health and Safety Code section 120335.
IMM-231 (1/21) California Department of Public Health • Immunization Branch • ShotsForSchool.org
