Indiana § 21-40-5-4 - Exemption from immunization
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 21-40-5-4 — Exemption from immunization, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-40-5-4. Exemption from immunization
Sec. 4. An exemption relieving a student from the requirements of section 3 of this chapter may be accepted by the state educational institution as part of the documentation of exemption for the following reasons:
(1) If a health care provider makes a written statement indicating the nature and probable duration of a medical condition or circumstances that contraindicate an immunization, identifying the specific vaccine that could be detrimental to the student's health.
(2) If pregnancy or suspected pregnancy is certified in a written statement from a health care provider.
(3) If a health care provider provides written documentation that the student is in the course of completing an approved schedule of all necessary doses of the vaccines required for the diseases listed in section 2 of this chapter.
If the student's medical condition or circumstances subsequently permit immunization, the exemptions granted by this section terminate and the student shall obtain the immunizations from which the student has been exempted.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-13.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.281.
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Section 21-40-5-4 ("Exemption from immunization") 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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