Current through September 17, 2024
Each student must be protected against the diseases listed
using the standards described in 173 NAC
3-008 and submit evidence of
immunization as described in 173 NAC
3-009. Any student who does not comply
with these requirements must not be permitted to enroll in school, except as
provided in 173 NAC 3-010.01 through 3-010.03.
010.01 Immunization is not required for a
student's enrollment in any school in this state if he or she submits to the
admitting official either of the following:
3-010.01A A statement signed by a physician,
physician assistant, or nurse practitioner stating that, in the health care
provider's opinion, the specified immunization(s) required would be injurious
to the health and well-being of the student or any member of the student's
family or household; or
3-010.01B A
notarized affidavit signed by the student or, if he or she is a minor, by a
legally authorized representative of the student, stating that the immunization
conflicts with the tenets and practice of a recognized religious denomination
of which the student is an adherent or member or that immunization conflicts
with the personal and sincerely followed religious beliefs of the
student.
010.02 A
student may be provisionally enrolled in a school in Nebraska if he or she has
begun the immunizations against the specified diseases prior to enrollment and
continues the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible. For
purposes of complying with these requirements:
3-010.02A A student is considered to have
begun immunizations against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B,
measles, mumps, and rubella and varicella if he or she has had at least one
dose of DTaP/DTP/DT/Td, one dose of hepatitis B, one dose of either trivalent
OPV or one dose of IPV, either one dose of the combined measles, mumps, and
rubella vaccine or one dose of each vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella,
and one dose of varicella vaccine.
3-010.02B Continuation of necessary
immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible must be documented by a
written statement from the student's immunization provider which shows the
scheduled dates to complete the required immunization series. Failure to
receive the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible will
result in exclusion of the student from attending school until either
documentation of immunization or a medical statement or religious affidavit is
provided to the school. The time interval for the completion of the required
immunization series must not exceed nine months.
010.03 A student may also be provisionally
enrolled in a school in Nebraska if he or she is the child or legal ward of an
officer or enlisted person, or the child or legal ward of the spouse of such
officer or enlisted person on active duty in any branch of the military
services of the United States, and said student is enrolling in a Nebraska
school following residence in another state or in a foreign country.
3-010.03A As a condition for the provisional
enrollment of a student under this Section, a parent or adult legal guardian of
the student must provide the school with a signed written statement certifying
that the student has completed the course of immunizations required by 173 NAC
3-008.
3-010.03B The provisional enrollment of a
student qualified for such enrollment under 173 NAC 3-010.03 must not continue
beyond 60 days from the date of such enrollment. At such time, the school must
be provided, with regard to said student, written evidence of compliance with
173 NAC
3-008. The student must not be
permitted to continue in school after such date until evidence of compliance is
provided.
