Child Care Programs, Schools and Post-Secondary Institutions
Table of Contents
- Immunization Recommendations/Requirements
- School Survey Information
- Post Secondary Institutions
- Camp Information
- Other Related Information
- Contact Information
Immunization Recommendations/Requirements
- Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance (PDF, 38KB, 2pg.)
- Spanish (PDF, 37KB, 2pg.)
- Sixth Grade Entry Law for Tdap Immunizations - School Administrator Letter
- Medical Statement of Child in Childcare - NYS Office of Children and Family Services (PDF, 40KB, 2pgs.)
- Immunization certificates for high school graduates, NY State Education Department memo to school districts
- Meningococcal Disease
- Foreign Language Terms: Disease, Vaccine, and Related Terms and Trade Names, CDC
School Survey Information
- School Survey Instruction Booklet
- School Survey Worksheets
- Immunization Worksheet for Pre-K/Day Care (PDF, 84KB, 2pg.)
- Immunization Worksheet for Kindergarten through Grade 5 (PDF, 79KB, 2pg.)
- Immunization Worksheet for Grades 6-12 (PDF, 80KB, 2pg.)
- On-line School Survey Assessment, Health Commerce System Account Guide for HPN Access/Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 34KB, 5pg.)
Post Secondary Institutions
- On-line Post Secondary Survey Assessment, Health Commerce System (HCS) Account Guide/Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 44KB, 4pg.)
- Handbook for NYS Post-Secondary Institutions
- Meningococcal Disease
Camp Information
- Recommended Immunizations for Campers (2011)
- Recognizing, Reporting, and Preventing Mumps at Children's Camps (Spring 2010)
- Prevent the Spread of Mumps at Summer Camp (PDF, 933KB, 1pg.)
Other Related Information
- Non-Patient Specific Standing Orders
A non-patient specific order authorizes named RNs or RNs who are not individually named but employed or under contract with a legally authorized entity, to administer specified immunization agents or anaphylaxis treatment agents for a specified period of time to an entire group of persons such as school children, employees, patients of a nursing home, etc.- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
- The sample standing orders that follow are compliant with New York State law.
Standing Orders for Administering Vaccines - Immunization Action Coalition
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Contact Information
- For questions regarding child care programs, schools and post-secondary institutions contact the NYSDOH Bureau of Immunization's School Assessment and Compliance Unit:
phone: 518-474-1944
email: osas@health.state.ny.us. - New York City post-secondary institutions with questions regarding immunization requirements should contact the NYSDOH Bureau of Immunization's School Assessment and Compliance Unit at 518-474-1944.
- New York City primary and secondary schools, Head Start programs, nursery schools and day care should direct all questions and requests for information to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at 347-396-2433.
