Immunization Requirements for the 2010-2011 School Year

K.A.R. 28-1-20 defines immunizations required for any individual who attends school or a preschool or childcare program operated by a school.

  • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP): five doses required. Four doses acceptable if dose four given on or after the fourth birthday. Booster dose of Tdap required at age eleven.
  • Poliomyelitis (IPV/OPV): four doses required. Three doses acceptable if dose three given on or after the fourth birthday.
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella: two doses required.
  • Hepatitis B: three doses required through grade nine.*
  • Varicella (Chickenpox): two doses required for Kindergarten; one dose required grades one through nine* unless history of varicella disease documented by a licensed physician. Two doses are currently recommended by the ACIP for all ages.

*All students will be required to have three doses of Hepatitis B and two doses of varicella for the 2010-2011 school year.