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TITLE 38. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SUBTITLE I. PUBLIC EDUCATION -- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
CHAPTER 5. IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL STUDENTS
D.C. Code § 38-501 (2007)
§ 38-501. Definitions
[Formerly § 31-501]
For the purpose of this chapter:
(1) The term "admit" or the term
"admission" means the official enrollment at any level
by a school of a student that entitles the student to attend the
school regularly, whether full-time or part-time, and to participate
fully in all the activities established for a student of his or
her age, educational level, or other appropriate classification.
(2) The term "certification of immunization"
means written certification by a private physician, his or her
representative, or the public health authorities that the student
is immunized.
(3) The term "student" means any
person who seeks admission to school, or for whom admission to
school is sought by a parent or guardian, and who will not have
attained the age of 26 years by the start of the school term for
which admission is sought.
(4) The term "immunized" or the
term "immunization" means initial immunization and any
boosters or reimmunization required to maintain immunization against
diphtheria, poliomyelitis, tetanus, rubella, measles, and mumps
in accordance with the immunization standards issued by the public
health authorities pursuant to this chapter.
(5) The term "Mayor" means the Mayor
of the District of Columbia.
(6) The term "public health authorities"
means the official or officials of the executive branch of the
government of the District of Columbia designated by the Mayor
pursuant to this chapter.
(7) The term "responsible person"
means, in the case of a student under 18 years of age, a parent
or guardian of the student, but in the case of a student 18 years
of age or older, the student himself or herself.
(8) The term "school" means:
(A) Any public school through the 12th grade
operated under the authority of the Board of Education of the
District of Columbia;
(B) Any private or parochial school that
offers instruction at any level or grade from kindergarten through
12th;
(C) Any private or parochial nursery school
or preschool, or any private or parochial day-care facility
required to be licensed by the District of Columbia; and
(D) Any college or university created or
incorporated by special act of Congress or the Council of the
District of Columbia or required to be licensed by the District
of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 38-502 (2007)
§ 38-502. Certification
of immunization required [Formerly § 31-502]
No student shall be admitted by a school unless the school has certification
of immunization for that student, or unless the student is exempted
pursuant to § 38-506.
D.C. Code § 38-503 (2007)
§ 38-503. Immunization
standards; list of immunizations [Form§ 31-503]
The Mayor shall, by regulations, specify the immunization standards
to be used for compliance with this chapter, and may also, by regulation,
revise the list of requested immunizations.
D.C. Code §
38-505 (2007)
§ 38-505. Attendance
without certification [Formerly § 31-505]
A school shall permit a student to attend for not more than 10 days
while the school does not have certification of immunization for
that student. If immunization requires a series of treatments that
cannot be completed within the 10 days, the student shall be permitted
to attend school while the treatments are continuing if, within
the 10 days, the school receives written notification from whomever
is administering it that the immunization is in progress.
D.C. Code § 38-506 (2007)
§ 38-506. Exemption from certification
[Formerly § 31-506]
No certification of immunization shall be required
for the admission to a school of a student:
(1) For whom the responsible person
objects in good faith and in writing, to the chief official of
the school, that immunization would violate his or her religious
beliefs; or
(2) For whom the school has written certification
by a private physician, his or her representative, or the public
health authorities that immunization is medically inadvisable.
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