Tennessee § 49-6-5002 - Certificate of immunization.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-5002 — Certificate of immunization., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-6-5002. Certificate of immunization.
Proof of immunization shall be established by a certificate of immunization listing all immunizations that a child has received. The certificates shall be signed by a physician or a health care provider administering immunizations. All certificates of immunization shall be on forms furnished by the department of health. The certificate of immunizations required of any child who has not received all immunizations required by the commissioner of health under § 49-6-5001(a) shall be forwarded to the commissioner. The commissioner shall be responsible for monitoring the health records and notifying the student's legal guardian or guardians and the local school system in the case of noncompliance with immunization requirements. Acts 1984, ch. 839, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-6-5002 ("Certificate of immunization.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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