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Kansas Immunization Requirements
Updated, November 1993
Authority: Schools, Health Programs, Kan. Stat. Ann & 72-5208 et. Seq. Diseases, Kan. Admin. Regs. 28-1-20.
General Rule: Every pupil enrolling or enrolled in any school for the first time in this state, shall present to the appropriate school board certification from a doctor that the pupil has received or is in the process of receiving and will have completed within 90 days after admission to school, such tests and inoculations as are deemed necessary by the secretary. KSA & 72-5209(a).
Exceptions:
1) Certification from a doctor that inoculations would seriously endanger the life or health of the child.
2) A written statement signed by one parent or guardian that the child is an adherent of a religious denomination whose religious teachings are opposed to such tests or inoculations.
A written statement that such inoculations are in the process of being received and will be completed within 90 days after admission to school.
Definitions: KSA & 72-5208.
School Board—means the board of education of a school district and the governing authority of any nonpublic school.
School—means all elementary, junior high, or high schools within the state.
Secretary—means the secretary of the state department of health and environment.
Notice: The school board may exclude any pupil who has not complied with the requirements of KSA & 72-5209. Written notice must be given to the parent of the child excluded. The notice must give the reason for exclusion, state that the exclusion will continue until the pupil is in compliance, and afford a hearing upon request. KSA & 72-5211a.
Designated Diseases: Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, mumps rubella, and measles (rubeola). KAR & 28-1-20.
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