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Summary of the School Immunization Rules and Regulations
2004-2005
***Highlighted sections indicate new changes to the rules and regulations***

Student Age Group	Required Vaccines
2-5 year olds enrolled in a school based program not licensed as a child care provider	4 doses of DTaP, DTP, or DT vaccine, 3 doses of Polio vaccine, 1 dose of MMR given on or after 12 months of age 3 doses of Hib vaccine or 1 dose of Hib given at or after 15 months of age, 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine, 1 dose of varicella (chickenpox) given on or after 12 months of age
Student entering school for the first time (K or 1st grade) Students entering 7th grade Transfer students from the outside of the State of Nebraska, regardless of grade (includes any foreign students)	3 doses of DTaP, DTP, DT, or Td vaccine, one given on or after the 4th birthday 3 doses of Polio vaccine, 2 doses of MMR vaccine, given on or after 12 months of age and separated by at least one month 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine. (For the 2004-2005 school year this includes students in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th,10th and 11th plus all out of state transfer students) 1 dose of varicella (chickenpox) given on or after 12 months of age prior to 13 years of age 2 doses of varicella, separated by at least one month. Written documentation (including year) of varicella disease from parent, gardian, or health care provider will be accepted
All students not listed above	3 doses of DtaP, DTP, DT, or Td vaccine 3 doses of polio vaccine 2 doses of MMR vaccine

Source: Nebraska Immunization Program, nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 2001. For additional information, call 402-471-6423.

The School Rules & Regulations are available on the internet: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/reg/t173.htm
(Title 173: Control of Communicable Diseases - Chapter 3; revised and implemented 2004)