Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Requirements for child care enrollees.
Except for children who have already been vaccinated with the
varicella vaccine prior to September 1, 2014, beginning September 1, 2014, a
child 15 months of age or older who is enrolled in a child care facility in
this state must submit:
A.
documentation of receipt of the varicella vaccine consistent with medically
acceptable standards;
B.
documentation of a history of varicella disease; or
C. an exemption statement as specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section
121A.15,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c) or (d).
The documentation or exemption statement required by this
subpart must be submitted to the administrator or person having general control
and supervision of the child care facility.
Subp. 2.
Requirements for
students.
A. Beginning with the
2014-2015 school year, students in kindergarten through grade 12 must have:
(1) proof of receipt of vaccination
consistent with medically acceptable standards against varicella;
(2) documentation of a history of having had
varicella disease; or
(3) proof of
an exemption statement as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
121A.15,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c) or (d).
B. Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year,
a student entering kindergarten or seventh grade must submit:
(1) documentation of receipt of the varicella
vaccine consistent with medically acceptable standards;
(2) documentation of a history of varicella
disease; or
(3) an exemption
statement as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
121A.15,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c) or (d).
The documentation or exemption statement required by this
subpart must be submitted to the administrator or person having general control
and supervision of the school.
Subp. 3.
Documentation of varicella
vaccine.
Documentation of receipt of the varicella vaccine under
subparts 1 and 2 must:
A. include a
statement that the child received the varicella vaccination consistent with
medically acceptable standards and must include the month, day, and year of the
vaccination; and
B. be signed by a
provider, a representative of a public clinic, or the child's parent or legal
guardian.
Subp. 4.
Documentation of disease history.
Documentation of a history of varicella disease under subparts
1 and 2 must include one of the following:
A. the signature of a provider and must
include the date of the child's varicella illness;
B. the signature of a provider and must
include a statement that a parent's or legal guardian's description of the
child's varicella disease history is indicative of past varicella
infection;
C. the signature of a
provider or a representative of a public clinic and must include laboratory
evidence of the child's varicella immunity; or
D. if a child had varicella disease before
September 1, 2010, a statement documenting the child had varicella disease that
is signed by the child's parent or legal guardian and includes the year that
the child had the varicella disease.
Statutory Authority: MS s
121A.15;
135A.14
