Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0240 - Board of Regents
Subtitle 0240-10 - University of Memphis
Chapter 0240-10-01 - Student Immunization Requirements
Section 0240-10-01-.02 - GENERAL EXEMPTIONS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0240-10-01-.02
Current through December 26, 2024
(1) The following students are exempted from all immunization requirements:
(a) Students enrolling in a course of study
that is exclusively online and does not involve any experiential
component.
(b) Students enrolled in
a dual enrollment program offered on the site of a local education authority or
secondary school.
(c) Students may
be exempted where a physician licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners, the
Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or a health department certifies in writing
that a particular vaccine is contraindicated for one (1) of the following
reasons:
1. The student meets the criteria
for contraindication set forth in the manufacturer's vaccine package insert;
or
2. The student meets the
criteria for contraindication published by the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); or
3. In the best professional judgment of the
physician, based upon the student's medical condition and history, the risk of
harm from the vaccine outweighs the potential benefit.
(d) Where a parent or guardian, or, in the
case of an adult student, the student, provides the University with a written
statement, affirmed under the penalties of perjury, that the vaccination
conflicts with the religious tenets and practices of the parent or guardian or,
in the case of an adult student, the student.
(e) Any other regulatory, statutory, or legal
exemption.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-7-124(c) and 49-8-203(a)(1)(E).
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