Indiana § 21-40-5-2 - Necessary student documentation
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§ 21-40-5-2. Necessary student documentation
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a state educational institution may not permit a student to matriculate in a residential campus of a state educational institution unless the student provides the documentation required by section 3 of this chapter for the following diseases:
(1) Diphtheria.
(2) Tetanus.
(3) Measles.
(4) Mumps.
(5) Rubella.
(6) Meningococcal disease (meningitis).
(b) A state educational institution shall notify a student before the student's matriculation that the student must be immunized and that the immunization is required for matriculation at the state educational institution unless the student provides the documentation required by section 3 of this chapter.
(c) The immunizations required under subsection (a) must be conducted in accordance with the routine recommendations established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that are in effect at the time the immunization is given.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281. Amended by P.L.130-2017, SEC.2.
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Section 21-40-5-2 ("Necessary student documentation") 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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