Students will be provided with information about the local resources for obtaining immunizations if they have not had the required immunizations or do not have acceptable immunization documentation.
Where the campus has an affiliation with a healthcare center for immunizations, the expectation is the student will use the center. Students may choose to obtain immunizations from another healthcare provider. However, immunization documentation must include specific information about the type of healthcare provider and the immunizations administered and/or verified.
No student shall be permitted to attend classes in excess of 30 days without submitting acceptable evidence of compliance with PHL Sections 2165 and 2167. By law, an institution is required to exclude students who are noncompliant. PHL Section 2165 provides for the grace period of 30 days, to be extended to 45 days when a student is from out-of-state or out-of-the-country or can show a good faith effort to comply with the requirements. PHL Section 2167 provides that the 30-day grace period may be extended to a total of 60 days if the student can show a good faith effort to comply with the requirement.
In cases where an externship agency requires additional immunizations, proof of immunizations is required and will be verified as complete prior to the student being permitted to enter any externship site (whether for the assigned course activities or for orientation at the externship site prior to the course start). Students unable to participate in scheduled externship sessions will be recorded as absent and may potentially risk failure of the entire course.
Students are not permitted to participate in any externship experience if their immunizations do not meet the standards outlined in this document or those required by specific externship agencies.
| Vaccination/ Screening | Requirements in Brief |
|---|---|
| MMR | Serologic evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease is required. If no evidence of immunity or equivocal serology results are reported, two doses of MMR at least 28 days apart are required. |
| Meningitis | Provide proof of at least 1 dose of meningococcal ACWY vaccine or a complete 2- or 3-dose series of MenB within the last 5 years OR Sign a waiver form refusing meningococcal vaccine |
HEP B/HBV** (Hepatitis B) | 1. Proof of a 3-dose series - doses at 0-, 1-, and 6-months OR 2. Proof of the HEPLISAV-B vaccine 2 dose series, 4 weeks apart OR 3. Serologic proof of immunity OR 4. Proof of a booster if the titer is "negative," “indeterminate,” or “equivocal” OR 5. Documentation as a non-responder OR 6. Documentation that the series is underway and on track as described above OR 7. Waiver provided by the school with medical documentation attached from a healthcare provider describing why the individual cannot complete the series |
Tuberculosis Testing (PPD TST (Purified Protein Derivative Tuberculin Skin Test), IGRA blood tests, & X-rays)** | 1. If there is no history of previous annual TB testing, an initial two-step PPD skin test OR 2. If previous annual tests AND current testing documentation can be provided, only a one-step within the last 90 days is required for new students OR 3. Annual PPD skin test for all previously enrolled students OR 4. An annual, negative QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT-G), T-SPOT TB Test or other Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TB blood test (IGRA) For students with a positive TB skin test or IGRA test: 5. A "negative" chest x-ray AND a "negative" TB screening report from a healthcare provider if it is a "new" positive TST or IGRA OR 6. A "negative" chest x-ray within the past 5 years for those with a history of a BCG vaccination, or a positive TST or IGRA |
* No student shall be permitted to attend classes in excess of 30 days without submitting acceptable evidence of compliance with PHL Sections 2165 and 2167. By law, an institution is required to exclude students who are noncompliant. PHL Section 2165 provides for the grace period of 30 days, to be extended to 45 days when a student is from out-of-state or out-of-the-country or can show a good faith effort to comply with the requirements. PHL Section 2167 provides that the 30-day grace period may be extended to a total of 60 days if the student can show a good faith effort to comply with the requirement.
** Students are not permitted to participate in any externship experience if their immunizations do not meet the standards outlined in this document or those required by specific externship agencies.