164.2867 Provision of vaccination information regarding meningococcal meningitis disease to postsecondary students. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 164.2867 Provision of vaccination information regarding meningococcal meningitis disease to postsecondary students. (1) Each public or private educational institution that offers a postsecondary degree and has a residential campus shall provide vaccination information on meningococcal
meningitis disease to full-time students living in resident housing. (2) The vaccination information shall be contained in the student housing or enrollment application or lease document and shall include a space for the student to indicate
whether or not the student has received the vaccination against meningococcal
meningitis disease. If institutions provide electronic enrollment or registration to
first-time students, the information required by this section may be provided or
collected electronically. (3) Vaccination information about meningococcal meningitis disease shall include detailed information on the risks of the disease and any recommendations issued by
the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (4) The vaccination information obtained under this section that is in the possession of the educational institution is confidential and shall not be a public record. (5) This section shall not be construed to require the educational institution or the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide or pay for the meningococcal
meningitis disease vaccination. Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 139, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004.