Oklahoma § 70-3244 - Documentation of vaccinations by students - Exemption Exceptions for certain categories of students

§ 70-3244. Documentation of vaccinations by students - Exemption Exceptions for certain categories of students

A. 1. Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, in order to

enroll as a full-time or part-time student in an institution within

The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or a private

institution of higher learning located within this state and

accredited pursuant to Section 4103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, an individual shall provide written documentation of

vaccinations against hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR).

2. The requirement shall not apply to students enrolling in

courses delivered via the Internet or distance learning in which the

student is not required to attend class on campus.

B. Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, institutions

shall notify students of the requirements of subsection A of this

section and provide students with educational information on

hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) upon enrollment.

Such information shall also include the risks and benefits of the

vaccination. Institutions shall not be required to provide or pay

for vaccinations against hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella

(MMR).

C. A written statement from a licensed physician indicating

that a vaccine is medically contraindicated shall exempt a student

from the vaccination. A student shall be exempt from the

vaccination if the student submits a written, signed statement

declaring that the administration of the vaccine conflicts with the

student’s moral or religious tenets or, if the student is a minor,

the student’s parent or guardian provides a written statement that

the administration of the vaccine conflicts with the parent’s or

guardian’s moral or religious tenets.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools

D. It shall be the responsibility of the governing body or

board of regents for each public or private postsecondary

institution or group of institutions to adopt policies for the

implementation of this section. In adopting these policies the

relevant governing body or board of regents may include exceptions

for certain categories of students at its discretion.

Added by Laws 2003, c. 322, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 3243 of Title 70 to avoid a

duplication in numbering.