1. (a) A pupil with a temporary medical exemption from a required immunization shall be admitted conditionally if all other immunization requirements are met as specified in section 6025 or section 6035. The governing authority shall grant a temporary medical exemption from required immunization(s) if it receives a signed, written statement by a licensed physician stating:

   1. (1) The specific nature of the physical condition or medical circumstance for which the licensed physician does not recommend immunization;
   2. (2) The probable duration of the physical condition or medical circumstance;
   3. (3) Each specific required immunization from which the pupil is exempt; and
   4. (4) The date that the medical exemption expires for each respective immunization.
2. (b) To continue in attendance, at the termination of the temporary exemption, all immunization requirements shall be met pursuant to section 6025 or section 6035.
3. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(4), a temporary medical exemption shall not exceed twelve calendar months from the date of the licensed physician's written statement.
4. (d) The fact of the temporary medical exemption for specific immunization(s) and expiration date for the exemption(s) shall be recorded in the pupil's record.
5. (e) A pupil with a temporary medical exemption may be subject to exclusion pursuant to section 6060.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 120330, 120335 and 131200, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 120325, 120335, 120370, 120375, 131050, 131051 and 131052, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. Amendment filed 4-15-80 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 80, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAH within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-14-80.

2. Certificate of Compliance transmitted to OAL 7-29-80 and filed 8-20-80 (Register 80, No. 34).

3. Amendment filed 2-3-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 6).

4. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-24-2002 as an emergency; operative 9-24-2002 (Register 2002, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-22-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

5. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-24-2002 order transmitted to OAL 1-17-2003 and filed 2-27-2003 (Register 2003, No. 9).

6. Change without regulatory effect amending section and Note filed 5-5-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 19).

7. Amendment of section and Note filed 4-20-2018; operative 7-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2018, No. 16).