Indiana § 20-34-4-1 - Keeping immunization records; student transfer
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-34-4-1 — Keeping immunization records; student transfer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-34-4-1. Keeping immunization records; student transfer
Sec. 1. (a) Each school shall keep an immunization record of the school's students according to procedures prescribed by the Indiana department of health.
(b) Whenever a student transfers to another school, the school from which the student is transferring may furnish, not later than twenty (20) days after the transfer, a copy of the student's immunization record to the school to which the student is transferring.
(c) Whenever a student enrolls in a state educational institution, the school from which the student graduated may furnish a copy of the student's immunization record to the state educational institution. If the student is enrolled in a state educational institution while still attending a secondary level school, the secondary level school that the student is attending may furnish a copy of the student's immunization record to the state educational institution.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-8.1-7-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.231; P.L.208-2015, SEC.11; P.L.56-2023, SEC.189.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-34-4-1 ("Keeping immunization records; student transfer") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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