You are NOT required to get vaccinations for school or daycare (legal waivers)

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TITLE 48. K-20 EDUCATION CODE
CHAPTER 1002. STUDENT AND PARENTAL
RIGHTS AND EDUCATIONAL CHOICES
PART II. STUDENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS

Fla. Stat. § 1002.20 (2007)

§ 1002.20. K-12 student and parent rights

K-12 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory rights including, but not limited to, the following:

(3) HEALTH ISSUES.

(a) School-entry health examinations. --The parent of any child attending a public or private school shall be exempt from the requirement of a health examination upon written request stating objections on religious grounds in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.22(1) and (2).
(b) Immunizations. --The parent of any child attending a public or private school shall be exempt from the school immunization requirements upon meeting any of the exemptions in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.22(5).

TITLE 48. K-20 EDUCATION CODE
CHAPTER 1003. PUBLIC K-12 EDUCATION
PART II. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Fla. Stat. § 1003.22 (2007)

§ 1003.22. School-entry health examinations; immunization against communicable diseases; exemptions; duties of Department of Health

(5) The provisions of this section shall not apply if:

(a) The parent of the child objects in writing that the administration of immunizing agents conflicts with his or her religious tenets or practices;
(b) A physician licensed under the provisions of chapter 458 or chapter 459 certifies in writing, on a form approved and provided by the Department of Health, that the child should be permanently exempt from the required immunization for medical reasons stated in writing, based upon valid clinical reasoning or evidence, demonstrating the need for the permanent exemption;

(6)

(a) No person licensed by this state as a physician or nurse shall be liable for any injury caused by his or her action or failure to act in the administration of a vaccine or other immunizing agent pursuant to the provisions of this section if the person acts as a reasonably prudent person with similar professional training would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
(b) No member of a district school board, or any of its employees, or member of a governing board of a private school, or any of its employees, shall be liable for any injury caused by the administration of a vaccine to any student who is required to be so immunized or for a failure to diagnose scoliosis pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Fl. Admin Code § 64D-3.046 (2007)

64D-3.046 Immunization Requirements: Public and Nonpublic Schools, Grades Preschool, Kindergarten Through 12, and Adult Education Classes.

(a) Immunization and Documentation Requirements -

(b) A student may attend a public or non-public school, grades preschool through 12 or an adult education class if younger than 21, if prior to admittance, attendance or transfer, they present one of the following for inspection for validity by an authorized school official:

2. Documentation of receipt of or exemption from must be noted for the following immunizations: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, measles (rubeola), rubella, mumps, varicella and hepatitis B. The manner and frequency of administration of the immunizations shall conform to recognized standards of medical practice.

(2) Specific immunization requirements by grade, in addition to those in paragraph (1)(a), which must be documented prior to admittance, attendance or transfer:

(e) DH Form 681, Religious Exemptions for Immunizations (English/Spanish/Haitian-Creole) (February 2002), incorporated by reference, available at DOH CHDs, must be issued and signed by the local county health department medical director or designee.

(6) Florida SHOTS (State Health Online Tracking System) Opt Out Provision - Parents or guardians may elect to decline participation in the Florida immunization registry, Florida SHOTS, by submitting a Florida SHOTS Notification and Opt Out Form to the DOH. The form, either a DH Form 1478 (English) or DH Form 1478S (Spanish) or DH Form 1478H (Haitian-Creole), incorporated by reference, is available from the DOH, Bureau of Immunization, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # A-11, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1719. The immunization records of children whose parents choose to opt-out will not be shared with other entities that are allowed by law to have access to the child's immunization record via authorized access to Florida SHOTS.

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