Section 11.20. Nonimmunized children

(a) A child may not be admitted to or permitted to attend a public, private, nonpublic, special education or vocational school in a district unless the immunization, exemption or provisional admission requirements of the Department of Health, at 28 Pa. Code Chapter 23, Subchapter C (relating to immunization), have been met or the child has received from the chief school administrator of the public, private, nonpublic, special education or vocational school a medical or religious exemption from immunization under 28 Pa. Code § 23.84 (relating to exemption from immunization).

(b) A child who has not received all doses of the required immunizations or who has not been exempted from immunization, but who has received at least one dose of each of the required immunizations, may be provisionally admitted and attend public school for a period of up to 8 months. Provisional admission or continued attendance shall be conditioned upon the parent or guardian’s submission to the superintendent of a plan for the student’s completion of the required immunization doses. The plan shall be reviewed by the school district at least every 60 calendar days. If, after 8 months, the child has not received all doses of the required immunizations, the child thereafter may not be further admitted to or be permitted to attend the public schools until all doses have been received.

(c) A child who has been admitted to school or permitted attendance in violation of this section may not be counted toward receipt of Commonwealth reimbursement for the period of the admission or attendance.

The provisions of this § 11.20 adopted December 19, 1986, effective December 20, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 4874; amended October 22, 2004, effective October 23, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 5798. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial pages (279552) and (244457).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 11.20 issued under section 1317(a) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 367(a) (Repealed)); and sections 1327, 1330, 1372 and 1511 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § § 13-1327, 13-1330, 13-1372 and 15-1511); amended under section 2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § 26-2603-B).