C.M.R. 05, 071, ch. 126 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

  1. § 071-126-1 - DEFINITIONS
  2. § 071-126-2 - IMMUNIZATION REQUIRED
  3. § 071-126-3 - EXCEPTIONS
  4. § 071-126-4 - CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION; EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY
  5. § 071-126-5 - IMMUNIZATION DOSAGE
  6. § 071-126-6 - EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
  7. § 071-126-7 - RECORDS AND RECORD-KEEPING
  8. § 071-126-8 - REQUIRED REPORTS

SUMMARY: This rule is issued jointly by the Commissioner of Education and the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, within the Department of Health and Human Services, to implement the provisions within ( 20-A MRS §§6352 - 6358 ). It prescribes the dosage for required immunizations for children enrolled and/or attending elementary and secondary schools and defines record-keeping and reporting requirements for school officials. For the purpose of complying with this rule, "licensed" physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants means licensed by the State of Maine.

NOTICE

The Maine State Legislature has designated rules specifying diseases for which immunization is required as major substantive ( 20-A MRS §6358(1) ).

Notes

C.M.R. 05, 071, ch. 126
EFFECTIVE DATE:
April 26, 1981 - as "Health and Safety Standards"
REPEALED AND REPLACED:
May 29, 1985 - as "Immunization Requirements for School Children"
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 19, 1996
(APA Office Note: the Department of Human Services amended its version, 10-144 CMR Ch. 261, effective July 14, 1996, but the Department of Education did not simultaneously revise Ch. 126.)
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
January 15, 2002 -minor formatting, history notes
AMENDED:
June 20, 2002 - major substantive
NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
June 6, 2002 - minor formatting and minor corrections based on a clean copy filed with the June 20 filing
AMENDED:
December 21, 2016 - filing 2016-227 (a joint rule with the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ch. 261)
May 10, 2018 - filing 2018-060 (a joint rule with the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ch. 261)
9/25/2021- filing 2021- 187 (a joint rule with the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ch. 261)

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 20-A M.R.S. §§ 6352 - 6359

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