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The State of California and Santa
Clara County require all students to have completed a number of
health requirements before attending school.
The Health Report for
School Entry form 
may be used to document your immunizations, Mantoux tuberculosis
skin test results, and general health exam for first grade only.
You may submit equivalent documentation provided by your physician
or clinic in place of the Report of Health Examination form. All
documentation must be returned to the PAUSD Central Attendance
office before your child may enter school.
All documentation MUST be signed or stamped
by your physician or clinic and provide the MONTH, DAY, and YEAR
of each immunization, along with the date given, date read, millimeters
of induration, and impression of the Mantoux Tuberculosis skin test.
PLEASE NOTE: Immunizations
and health examinations do not need to be up-to-date in order to
begin registration. However, they must be up-to-date and submitted
to Central Attendance before the student
can receive an admit slip and begin school.
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Immunizations | Mantoux
Tuberculosis | General
Health Exam (1st grade)
Immunizations
To enter or transfer into elementary and secondary schools (grades
kindergarten through 12), children under age 18 years must have
immunizations as outlined in the following: |
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REQUIRED
DOSES |
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| Polio |
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4
doses at any age, but... 3 doses meet the requirement
for ages 4-6 years if at least one was given on or after the
4th birthday,* 3 doses meet the requirement for ages 7-17
years if at least one was given on or after the 2nd birthday.* |
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| Diphtheria,
Tetanus, and Pertussis |
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Age 6 years and under
(Pertussis is required)
DTP,
DTaP or any combination of DTP or DTaP with DT (diphtheria
and tetanus) |
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5
doses at any age, but... 4 doses meet the requirement
for ages 4-6 years if at least one was on or after the 4th
birthday.* |
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Age 7 years and older
(Pertussis is not required)
Td,
DT, or DTP, DTaP or any combination of these |
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4
doses at any age, but... 3 doses meet the requirement
for ages 7-17 years if at least one was on or after the 2nd
birthday.* If last dose was given before the 2nd birthday,
one more (Td) dose is required. |
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| Measles,
Mumps, Rubella (MMR) |
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2
doses** both on or after 1st birthday.* |
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| Hepatitis
B |
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3
doses at any age |
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2
doses*** |
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| Varicella
(Chicken Pox) |
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| All Grades |
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1
dose**** |
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Out-of-state
entrants (grades K-12)
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1
dose for children under 13 years; 2
doses are needed if immunized on or after 13th birthday.****
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NOTE:
If a student has ever attended a California School before
July 1, 2001, the varicella doses are not required.
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*Receipt
of the dose up to (and including) 4 days before the birthday
will satisfy the school entry immunization requirement.
**Two
doses of measles-containing vaccine required. One dose of
mumps and rubella-containing vaccine required; mumps vaccine
is not required for children 7 years of age and older.
***Two
doses of the 2-dose hepatitis B vaccine formulation along
with provider documentation that the 2-dose hepatitis B
vaccine formulation was used for both doses and both doses
were received at age 11-15 years will also fulfill this
requirement.
****Physician-documented
varicella (chickenpox) disease history or immunity meets
the varicella requirement.
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Mantoux
Tuberculosis Skin Test
Required for students:
- All students MUST have their TB
Tests given and read in the United States.
- Entering kindergarten for the first time (test may have been
given up to 18 months prior to school entrance).
- Transferring from outside Santa Clara County and entering
grades 1 - 12 (test may have been given up to 6 months prior
to school entrance).
- Documentation required if transferring within Santa
Clara County.
Documentation must include:
- Date test given
- Date test read
- Reading recorded as millimeters of induration
- Impression recorded as positive or negative
- Signature or stamp of your physician
or clinic
The Mantoux skin test MUST be read between 48 and 72 hours
after being administered (no more and no less). We recommend
that you do not have the test given on a Thursday because it would
have to be read on the weekend.
Positive readings:
If your child has a positive reading of 10 mm or greater, your child
will need to have a chest x-ray before being allowed to attend school.
The chest x-ray must be read and certified by a physician documenting
that the student has a normal chest x-ray and is free of communicable
tuberculosis.
Students
presenting a physician's written documentation of current or previously
completed treatment for latent tuberculin infection (six months
minimum) for a positive TB skin test shall be considered as meeting
the TB skin testing requirement.
General
Health Exam (For 1st grade only)
California state law requires students to have a general health
examination 18 months prior to entering first grade. The examination
can be given up to six months before entering kindergarten, but
not before March 15th of that year. Please complete the Health
Report for School Entry form.
We suggest that children have a general
exam when visiting the doctor for immunization boosters before kindergarten. |
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If you have questions, contact Central Attendance at (650) 329-3707
or centattendance@pausd.org.
Revised December 2005 |
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