(a) The following documentation of immunizations is required:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Immunization records may be stored on a computer database, such as the Arkansas Public School Computer Network.
   2. (B) A copy of the original source document or a copy from the immunization provider’s medical record shall be placed in a permanent file.
   3. (C) The immunization record printed off the statewide immunization registry with the Official Seal of the State of Arkansas is:

(i) Considered an official immunization record; and

1. (ii) Approved for placement in a permanent file as source documentation.

   1. (D) It shall be the responsibility of the entity to maintain a list of individuals:

      1. (i) Not appropriately immunized; and
      2. (ii) With medical, religious, or philosophical exemptions; and

2. (2)

   1. (A) The only proof of immunizations to be accepted shall be an immunization record provided by a licensed physician, health department, or military service, or an official record from another educational institution in Arkansas acknowledging the same and stating the vaccine type and dates of vaccine administration.
   2. (B) These items must be provided and entered on the school record.
   3. (C) Terms such as “up-to-date”, “complete”, “adequate”, etc. are not to be accepted as proof of immunization.

(b) The following documentation for proof of immunity is required:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Serological testing is only applicable to:

      1. (i) Hepatitis B virus;
      2. (ii) Measles;
      3. (iii) Mumps;
      4. (iv) Rubella; and
      5. (v) Varicella.
   2. (B) Any individual who has immunity to hepatitis B virus, measles, mumps, rubella, and/or varicella as documented by appropriate serological testing shall not be required to have the vaccine for that disease; and

2. (2)

   1. (A) A copy of the serological test should be submitted to the Immunization Section of the Department of Health along with a letter requesting that the serological test be accepted as proof of immunity in lieu of receiving vaccine for the disease indicated on the serological test.

   2. (B) After review by the Medical Director of the Immunization Section:

      1. (i) A letter indicating approval or denial will be sent to the individual, parent, or guardian; and
      2. (ii) It will be the individual’s, parent’s, or guardian’s responsibility for informing the childcare facility, school, or college/university.

   3. (C) For approvals:

      1. (i) Annual approval is not required; and
      2. (ii) A copy of the letter should be placed in the student’s permanent file.

   4. (D) For denials, the student must:

      1. (i) Receive the required immunization; or
      2. (ii) Request an exemption.
      3. (c) An individual who has lost his or her immunization records or whose serological test results are unavailable:
3. (1) Shall be properly immunized for those diseases; or
4. (2) Will be required to show proof that he or she has applied for an exemption for those vaccines he or she has not received.