Child Care Programs, Schools and Post-Secondary Institutions
Statement on Legislation Removing Non-Medical Exemption from School Vaccination Requirements
On June 13, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children. The United States is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of measles in more than 25 years, with outbreaks in pockets of New York primarily driving the crisis. As a result of non-medical vaccination exemptions, many communities across New York have unacceptably low rates of vaccination, and those unvaccinated children can often attend school where they may spread the disease to other unvaccinated students, some of whom cannot receive vaccines due to medical conditions. This new law will help protect the public amid this ongoing outbreak.
- Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Removing Non-Medical Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements
- Frequently Asked Questions About Legislation Removing Non-Medical Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements
- New Law on School Vaccination Requirements
- Vaccination Requirements Applicable to All Students
Additional information can be found here
- Immunization Requirements (Updated August 2015 and effective September 1, 2016)
- Child Care Programs and Pre-Kindergarten
- School Survey Information
- Post Secondary Institutions
- Camp Information
- Other Related Information
- Contact Information
Immunization Requirements
- Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance for the 2019-20 school year (PDF)
- School Immunization Requirements Webinar for the 2019-20 School Year - March 2019
- School Immunization Requirements 2018-19: Frequently Asked Questions Webinar: April 2018
- Meningococcal Disease
Medical Exemptions
- NYSDOH Notification to Providers Regarding Medical Exemptions (PDF)
- Guidance on Immunization-Related Medical Exemptions for School-Aged Children (PDF)
- Immunization Requirements for School Attendance/Medical Exemption Statement for Children 0-18 years of Age - Fillable Form (PDF)
Child Care Programs and Pre-Kindergarten
- Child Care and Pre-Kindergarten Survey
Survey must be submitted by March 5, 2019- School Survey Instruction Booklet (Child care and pre-kindergarten information included)
- Immunization Worksheets
- Letter to Day Care/Pre-k Operator regarding the Online Day Care and Pre-k Immunization Survey 2019 (PDF)
- Day Care and Pre-k Immunization Survey Recorded Webinar Training
- Instructions for Accessing and Completing the Day Care and Pre-k Survey (PDF)
- Instant Childhood Immunization Schedule, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Catch-up Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Online Tool
- Health Commerce System (HCS) log in page (Day Care and Pre-k Immunization Survey is located on the HCS)
- Head Start Programs, Nursery Schools and Day Care Centers HCS Account Information (PDF)
- Paperless HCS User Account (PDF)
- Group Family Day Care Survey
Survey must be submitted by May 5, 2019
Schools
Survey must be submitted by December 15, 2018 for the 2018-19 school year.
- School Survey
- School Survey Instruction Booklet
- Immunization Worksheets
- Immunization Online School Assessment Survey (OSAS) 2018-19 Letter to Schools (PDF)
- Instructions for Accessing and Completing the School Immunization Survey (PDF)
- Online School Assessment Survey Recorded Webinar
- Instant Childhood Immunization Schedule, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Catch-up Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Online Tool
- Health Commerce System (HCS) log in page (Online School Assessment Survey is located on the HCS)
- School Districts HCS Account Information (PDF)
- Private Schools and BOCES HCS Account Information (PDF)
Post Secondary Institutions
Survey must be submitted by October 31, 2018 for the 2018-19 school year.
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Outbreak Response Planning (PDF)
- Best Practices Immunization Toolkit
- Handbook for NYS Post-Secondary Institutions
- Meningococcal Disease
- Post-Secondary Survey
- Health Commerce System (HCS) log in page (Post-secondary Immunization Survey is located on the HCS)
- Health Commerce Account Information for Post-Secondary Institutions (PDF)
Camp Information
- Recommended Immunizations for Campers (PDF)
- Immunization Requirements for Summer Camps Held on College Campuses (PDF)
Other Related Information
- Immunization certificates for high school graduates, NY State Education Department memo to school districts
- 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)
- Foreign Language Terms: Disease, Vaccine, and Related Terms and Trade Names, CDC
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.ny.gov - 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.
