N.H. Code Admin. R. He-P 301.13
Documentation of Immunization
Effective Mar 28, 2023#4425, eff 5-27-88; ss by #4946, eff 10-2-90; EXPIRED: 10-2-96 New. #6634, eff 11-25-97; ss by #7605, eff 12-4-01; ss by #8242, eff 12-30-04; ss by #9172, eff 6-6-08; ss by #12033, eff 11-3-16; amd by #13460, INTERIM, eff 10-12-22, EXPIRES: 4-10-23; ss by #13605, eff 3-28-23Former Division of Public Health Services
- (a) Every parent or guardian of a child to be admitted or enrolled in any New Hampshire public or non-public school, pre-school or child care agency shall, prior to the child’s admittance, provide documentation, as defined in He-P 301.01(n), to the admitting official of acceptable immunization of the child as specified in He-P 301.14.
(b) The admitting official may enroll a child under conditional enrollment when the parent or guardian provides the following:
- (1) Documentation of at least one dose of each required vaccine; and
- (2) The appointment date for the next due dose(s) of required vaccine.
- (c) The appointment date referred to in (b)(2) above shall serve as the exclusion date if the child fails to keep the scheduled appointment.
- (d) Conditional enrollment shall not be extended to the next school year for the same dose of vaccine.
(e) In accordance with RSA 141-C:20-c, the admitting official shall exempt a child from immunization requirements only if:
(1) The parent or guardian provides a completed “New Hampshire Childcare/School Immunization Religious Exemption Form” (March 2023) that states:
“The administration of immunizing agents conflict with the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian of the student listed above. Pursuant to NH Statute RSA 141-C:20-d, I understand, in the event of an outbreak of vaccine-preventable disease, for which immunization is required, an exempt student shall be excluded from school attendance”; or
- (2) A licensed health care provider provides a letter, on letterhead, certifying that immunization against a particular disease may be detrimental to the child’s health.
(f) The admitting official shall require the following documentation of immunization:
(1) For measles, mumps, rubella, and hepatitis B:
- a. The month, day, and year of immunization; or
- b. Documentation of immunity by confirming laboratory test results;
- (2) For diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP/DTaP/DT/Td/Tdap), the month, day, and year of immunization;
- (3) For poliomyelitis vaccine, the month, day, and year of immunization;
- (4) For Haemophilus influenzae type b, (Hib) the month, day, and year of administration; and
(5) For varicella, one of the following:
- a. The month, day, and year of immunization;
- b. Documentation of immunity by confirming laboratory test results; or
- c. For students enrolled in kindergarten prior to 2009, parental or medical provider verification of history of disease.
Source. #4425, eff 5-27-88; ss by #4946, eff 10-2-90; EXPIRED: 10-2-96 New. #6634, eff 11-25-97; ss by #7605, eff 12-4-01; ss by #8242, eff 12-30-04; ss by #9172, eff 6-6-08; ss by #12033, eff 11-3-16; amd by #13460, INTERIM, eff 10-12-22, EXPIRES: 4-10-23; ss by #13605, eff 3-28-23