Immunizations
Effective July 2018 House Bill 308 states: Each school/daycare: • Must request an immunization record for each student at the time the student enrolls in the school. • Within five business days after the day a student enrolls in a school/daycare, an individual designated by the school principal or administrator must review each student’s immunization record to: Determine whether the record complies with the required immunizations. The record must show the student: 1) has received each vaccination required by the Utah Department of Health under Section 53A-11-303; 2) has immunity against the disease as documented by a healthcare provider for any required vaccination that the student has not received because the student previously contracted the disease; 3) is exempt from receiving the vaccination under Section 53A-11-302; 4) qualifies for conditional enrollment under Section 53A-11-306; or 5) complies with the immunization requirements for military children under Section 53A-1-1001. o Identify any deficiencies in the student's/child’s immunization record. o Place students/children lacking immunization records or having deficiencies in their immunization records on conditional enrollment. Students/children can attend school/daycare during the conditional enrollment period (21 calendar day). • Must retain an immunization record for each enrolled student as part of the student’s permanent school record • A school/daycare from which a student transfers must provide the student’s immunization record to the student’s/child’s new school upon request of the student’s/child’s legally responsible individual.
Starting July 1, 2018, students/children claiming an exemption to the required vaccinations must have their legally responsible individual complete an on-line educational module (free of charge), or in-person consultation (fee of up to $25) at a local health department, and provide a copy of the completed form to the school official. Completion of the On-line educational module or in-person consultation at a local health department must be done for all types of exemptions. • Utah allows for three types of exemptions medical, personal, or religious. • The legally responsible individual who claims the exemption for the student/child must take the online education module, available July 1, 2018, free of charge at www.immunize-utah.org, sign the vaccination exemption form, and present a copy of the form to the school/daycare. • If the legally responsible individual who claims the exemption for the student/child declines to take the online education module, he/she can obtain a vaccination exemption form from a local health department and receive an in-person consultation. There is a fee of up to $25 to cover the costs of providing an in-person consultation. • For a medical exemption from required immunizations, the student's/child’s legally responsible individual must provide to the student's/child’s school/daycare a completed vaccination exemption form and a written notice signed by a licensed health care provider stating that, due to the physical condition of the student/child, administration of the vaccine would endanger the student's/child’s life or health. • For personal/religious exemption from the required vaccinations,
the student's/child’s legally responsible
individual must provide to the
student's/child’s school/daycare a
completed vaccination exemption form,
stating that the student/child is exempt
from vaccination because of a personal
or religious belief. • A copy of the signed
exemption form must be attached to the
Utah School Immunization Record and
filed in the student cumulative folder.