- (a) The medical needs of a child in care shall be determined by the child’s physician or other licensed healthcare professional.
- (b) If the child in care’s physician recommends that the child’s household members be vaccinated for certain communicable diseases for the health, safety, and well-being of the child, the applicant and each adult household member shall be vaccinated to comply with the physician’s recommendation and shall provide DCYF with their vaccination record from their licensed healthcare professional demonstrating compliance.
- (c) There shall be no immunization requirements for any children who are household members of a kinship care home which exceed vaccination or immunization requirements under RSA 141-C:20-a, either in type of vaccination or quantity of doses, pursuant to RSA 170-E:27-b. Upon request of the licensing agency, the applicant shall provide documentation of immunizations received for each household members under the age of 18 which demonstrate compliance with RSA 141-C:20-a, and He-P 301.14 if applicable, unless the child household member has received an exemption from vaccination requirements pursuant to RSA 141-C:20-c, in which case the applicant shall provide the certificate of exemption under RSA 141-C:20-c.
Source. #14390, eff 9-24-25, EXPIRES: 9-24-35