Section 333.9208 - Certificate of immunization or statement of exemption; presentation to school officials; minimum doses of immunizing agent; updated certificate. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.9208 Certificate of immunization or statement of exemption; presentation to school officials; minimum doses of immunizing agent; updated certificate.

Sec. 9208.

(1) A parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis applying to have a child registered for the first time in a school in this state and, beginning in 2002-2003, a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of a child entering the sixth grade, shall present to school officials, at the time of registration or not later than the first day of school, a certificate of immunization or statement of exemption under section 9215.

(2) A teacher or principal shall not permit a child to enter or attend school unless a certificate indicating that a minimum of 1 dose of an immunizing agent against each of the diseases specified by the department has been received and certified to by a health professional or local health department. A parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis having a child registered with only these minimum doses of immunizing agents shall present an updated certificate of immunization within 4 months after initial attendance showing that the immunizations have been completed as prescribed by the department.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 90, Imd. Eff. May 1, 2000
Popular Name: Act 368