Immunizations
California School Immunization Law
California School Immunization Law
California School Immunization Law
California Health and Safety Code, Sections 120325-120375:
Under these statutes, children in California are required to receive certain immunizations in order to attend public and private elementary and secondary schools, child care centers, family day care homes, nursery schools, day nurseries and developmental centers (pre-kindergarten facilities). Schools, and pre-kindergarten facilities are required to enforce immunization requirements, maintain immunization records of all children enrolled, and submit reports.
New Immunization Regulations
See the documents below for school immunizations requirements. You may want to visit www.shotsforschools.org for more information.
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New procedures for Medical Exemptions
New procedures for Medical Exemptions
New procedures for Medical Exemptions
Since January 1, 2021:
- Medical exemptions can only be issued through the California Immunization Registry – Medical Exemption website (CAIR-ME) by physicians licensed in California.
- Schools and child care facilities may only accept from parents new medical exemptions that are issued using CAIR-ME.
- Immunizations TK-12 School Parent Guide - Arabic
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- Immunizations ChildCare Parent Guide - Arabic
- Immunizations ChildCare Parent Guide - English
- Immunizations ChildCare Parent Guide - Farsi
- Immunizations ChildCare Parent Guide - Hmong
- Immunizations ChildCare Parent Guide - Russian
- Immunizations ChildCare Parent Guide - Spanish
- Vaccine Safety - Answers to Parent Questions - English
- Vaccine Safety - Answers to Parent Questions - Spanish
Questions? Call your child's school or TRUSD Health Services at 916-566-1600 ext 32229.
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