Calling the Shots: Immunization Finance Policies and Practices (2000)
Chapter: Appendix G: State Immunization Requirements for School Children
Appendix G
State Immunization Requirements for School Children
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Minimum Doses Required |
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Kindergartena |
Middle Schoolb |
New or Planned Requirementsc |
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AL |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
Td booster (10 yr) |
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AK |
4 DTP 2M, 1 R 3 Polio |
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AZ |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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Phase in 3 Hep B and 2 MMR for K-12 by 2005 |
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AR |
4 DTP 2 Med, 1 R 3 Polio |
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In process of requiring mumps and Hep B for K, 7th, and transfer students, and Varicella for K Varicella and Hep A have been proposed in the legislature |
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CA |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 Me 3 Hep B |
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CO |
4 DTP 1MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 MMR 3 Hep B |
Effective July 1, 2000, for K, ≥4 DTP, ≥3 Polio, 2 MMR, 1 Varicella |
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Minimum Doses Required |
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State |
Kindergartena |
Middle Schoolb |
New or Planned Requirementsc |
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CT |
4 DTP 1MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 Me |
Proposed law for Varicella (6th–7th graders and all born after 1/1/97 without proof of immunity) |
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DE |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
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Varicella will become a requirement in 2000 |
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DC |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B 1 Varicella |
2 MMR 1 Varicella |
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FL |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 M, 1 MR 3 Hep B |
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GA |
3 DTP 1 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 MMR |
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HI |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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ID |
4 DT 1 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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IL |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
Td booster (10 yr) 3 Hep B (5th) |
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IN |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 Me |
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IA |
3 DTP 2 MeR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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KS |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
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KY |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
Td booster (10 yr) 2 Me |
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Minimum Doses Required |
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State |
Kindergartena |
Middle Schoolb |
New or Planned Requirementsc |
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LA |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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Effective fall 2003, Varicella |
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ME |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
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MD |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
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MA |
5 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 4 Polio 3 Hep B 1 Varicella |
Td booster 2 Me 3 Hep B 1 Varicella |
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MI |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
Td booster (10 yr) |
Effective 2000, 3 Hep B for new school entries; effective January 1, 2002, Varicella for K-12 |
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MN |
4 DTP 1 MMR 3 Polio |
Td booster 2 MMR |
Effective 2000, 3 Hep B for K; effective 2001, 3 Hep B for 7th |
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MS |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
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MO |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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MT |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
2 MMR |
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NE |
3 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 MMR |
Effective July 1, 2000, 3 Hep B for 7th |
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NV |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
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NH |
4 DTP 1 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
Td booster (10 yr) 2 Me |
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NJ |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
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Immunization program plans to propose Hep B |
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Minimum Doses Required |
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State |
Kindergartena |
Middle Schoolb |
New or Planned Requirementsc |
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NM |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio |
3 Hep B |
Effective September 1, 2002, 3 Hep B for K and new entries |
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NY |
3D (NYC: 4 DTP) 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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Pending legislation for Varicella and adolescent Hep B |
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NC |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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ND |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
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OH |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 MMR |
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OK |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B 2 Hep A 1 Varicella |
3 Hep B 2 Hep A |
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OR |
4 DT 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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Effective 2000 for adolescents, 2 Measles, 3 Hep B, Varicella; effective 2000 for K, Varicella |
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PA |
4 DT 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
(Philadelphia: 3 Hep B) |
Effective 2000 K-12, 2 Measles |
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RI |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B 1 Varicella |
Td booster (7th) |
Effective August 1, 2000, 3 Hep B for 7th, 1 Varicella, with phase-in of Hep B and Varicella completed for all grades by August 1, 2005; in August 2001, 2 M required K-12 |
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SC |
3 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
3 Hep B |
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SD |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio |
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Minimum Doses Required |
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State |
Kindergartena |
Middle Schoolb |
New or Planned Requirementsc |
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TN |
4 DTP 2 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 MMR |
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TX |
4 DT 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
Td booster (10 yr) |
Effective fall 2000 for K, 1 Varicella; 3 Hep B, 1 Varicella for 7th |
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UT |
4 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
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VT |
3 DTP 2 Me, 1 R 3 Polio |
3 Hep B |
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VA |
3 DTP 2 M, 1 MR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 Me |
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WA |
4 DTP 1 MMR 3 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 Me |
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WV |
3 DTP 2 Me, 1 R 3 Polio |
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WI |
4 DTP 2 MMR 4 Polio 3 Hep B |
3 Hep B |
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WY |
4 DTP 2 MMR 4 Polio 3 Hep B |
2 MMR 3 Hep B |
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aIncludes any requirements that begin in kindergarten (K), including those applicable to new entrants, K-12, and K-1. bOnly those requirements that specifically begin in middle school (e.g., 6th–8th grades). cMay not be a comprehensive listing. dMe=Measles. SOURCE: Freed et al., 1999. |
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