Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 30 - Infectious Diseases
Subchapter 05 - Infectious Diseases
Part 3 - Immunization and Communicable Disease Testing in Preschool, School, Colleges or Universities (216-RICR-30-05-3)
Section 216-RICR-30-05-3.4 - General Requirements

A. Preschools and schools shall adopt, at a minimum, the standards of immunization and communicable disease testing in § 3.5 of this Part.

B. Colleges and universities shall adopt, at a minimum, the standards of immunization and communicable disease testing contained in § 3.6 of this Part.

C. In accordance with ACIP recommendations, for all vaccines discussed in these Regulations, vaccine doses administered less than or equal to four (4) days before the minimum interval or age shall be counted as valid. Doses administered five (5) or more days earlier than the minimum interval or age shall not be counted as valid doses and shall be repeated as age-appropriate. The repeat dose should be spaced after the invalid dose by the recommended minimum interval as provided in ACIP recommendations incorporated above at § 3.2(A) of this Part.

D. Persons charged with reporting communicable diseases (e.g., physicians, physician assistants, registered nurse practitioners, midwives, laboratories, certified school nurse teachers and other entities or persons) shall comply with the reporting requirements issued by the Department incorporated above at § 3.2(B) of this Part.