Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.02.15 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IDAHO SCHOOL CHILDREN
Section 16.02.15.010 - DEFINITIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
01. ACIP. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. (3-17-22)
02. Admission. Admission to a public, private or parochial school is: (3-17-22)
03. Child. A minor who is enrolled in preschool, kindergarten through grade twelve (12) in any Idaho public, private, or parochial school. (3-17-22)
04. Department. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. (3-17-22)
05. Immunization Record. An electronic medical health record, an immunization registry document, or a written immunization certificate confirmed by a licensed health care professional or a physician's representative which states the month, day, and year of each immunization a person has received. (3-17-22)
06. Laboratory Proof. A certificate from a licensed medical laboratory stating the type of test performed, the date of each test, and the results, accompanied by a physician's statement indicating the child is immune. Tests performed must meet the requirements of IDAPA 16.02.06, "Quality Assurance for Idaho Clinical Laboratories." (3-17-22)
07. Licensed Health Care Professional. A practitioner, licensed in the State of Idaho by the Board overseeing the practitioner's license, or by a similar body in another state or jurisdiction within the United States. The practitioner's scope of practice for licensure must allow for the ordering of immunizations and writing of prescriptions, or the practitioner must be under the direction of a licensed physician. Licensed health care professionals who may provide for immunization requirements include: medical doctors, osteopaths, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, licensed registered nurses, and pharmacists. Other persons authorized by law to practice any of the healing arts, will not be considered licensed health care professionals for the purposes of this chapter. (3-17-22)
08. Parent, Custodian, or Guardian. The legal parent, custodian, or guardian of a child or those with limited power of attorney for the temporary care or custody of a minor child. (3-17-22)
09. Physician. A medical doctor or osteopath licensed by the Idaho State Board of Medicine, or by a similar body in another state or jurisdiction within the United States, to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or osteopathic medicine. (3-17-22)
10. Physician's Representative. Any person appointed by, or vested with the authority to act on behalf of a physician in matters concerning health. (3-17-22)
11. Preschool. The provision of education for children before the commencement of statutory and obligatory education, differing from traditional daycare in that the emphasis is learning and development rather than enabling parents to work or pursue other activities. Preschools may include, but are not limited to, federally-funded Head Start centers, state-funded preschools, government-funded special education programs, public school preschool programs, and for-profit and not-for profit preschool programs. (3-17-22)
12. Private or Parochial School. Any Idaho school maintained by an individual, organization or corporation, not at public expense, and open only to children selected and admitted by the individual, organization or corporation, or to children of a certain class or possessing certain qualifications, which may or may not charge tuition fees. (3-17-22)
13. Public School. Any Idaho school maintained at the public expense and open to all children within a given district, including those responsible for the education and training of exceptional children or those schools specially chartered. (3-17-22)
14. Regulatory Authority. The Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare or the Director's designee. (3-17-22)
15. School Authority. An authorized representative designated by the Board of Trustees of a public school or a person or body designated to act on behalf of the governing body of a private or parochial school. (3-17-22)
