Colorado § 25-4-906 - Certificate of immunization - forms.

§ 25-4-906. Certificate of immunization - forms.

(1) The department of public health and environment shall provide official certificates of immunization to the schools, private physicians, and county, district, and municipal public health agencies. Upon the commencement of the gathering of epidemiological information pursuant to section 25-4-2403 to implement the immunization tracking system, such form shall include a notice that informs a parent or legal guardian that the parent or legal guardian has the option to exclude their infant's, child's, or student's immunization information from the immunization tracking system created in section 25-4-2403. A school official may accept any immunization record as proof of immunization if the information is transferred to the official certificate of immunization.

(2) (a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section, each school shall maintain on file an official certificate of immunization for every student enrolled in the school.

(II) In lieu of an official certificate of immunization, a licensed children's residential camp may maintain on file an out-of-state immunization record for an out-of-state camper attending the residential camp.

(b) (I) When a student withdraws, transfers, is promoted, or otherwise leaves a school, the school shall:

(A) Upon request, return the official certificate of immunization to the parent or guardian of a student or, if a student is emancipated or eighteen years of age or older, to the student; or

(B) Transfer the official certificate of immunization with the student's school record to the new school.

(II) Upon a college or university student's request, the college or university shall forward the official certificate of immunization as specified by the student.

(3) The department of public health and environment may examine, audit, and verify the records of immunizations maintained by each school.

(4) All students enrolled in any school in Colorado on and after August 15, 1979, shall furnish the required official certificate of immunization or shall be suspended or expelled from school. Students enrolling in school in Colorado for the first time on and after July 1, 1978, shall provide an official certificate of immunization or shall be excluded from school except as provided in section 25-4-903.

Source: L. 78: Entire part R&RE, p. 429, § 1, effective April 4. L. 91: (2) and (4) amended, p. 932, § 4, effective April 16. L. 92: (2) amended, p. 1273, § 2, effective April 9. L. 94: (1) and (3) amended, p. 2767, § 452, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 19, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 825, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 665, § 8, effective April 26. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2095, § 99, effective August 11. L. 2025: (1), (2), and (4) amended, (HB 25-1027), ch. 65, p. 279, § 17, effective April 10.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-4-907 as it existed prior to 1978.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsections (1) and (3), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.