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.
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.
| Vaccination/ Screening | Requirements in Brief |
|---|---|
| Measles, Mumps & Rubella (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 New York State Public Health Law requires colleges and universities to make information about meningococcal meningitis available. As such, upon enrollment, you will receive an important fact sheet. |
| HEP B/HBV**(Hepatitis B) | Proof of a 3-dose series - doses at 0-, 1-, and 6-months OR Proof of the HEPLISAV-B vaccine 2 dose series, 4 weeks apart OR Serologic proof of immunity OR Proof of a booster if the titer is "negative," “indeterminate,” or “equivocal” OR Documentation as a non-responder OR Documentation that the series is underway and on track as described above O 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)** |
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* 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.