Section 173-3-010 - MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION; PROVISIONAL ENROLLMENT Each student must be protected against the diseases listed using the standards described in 173 NAC 3-008 and submit evidence of immunization as described in 173 NAC 3-009. Any student who does not comply with these requirements must not be permitted to enroll in school, except as provided in 173 NAC 3-010.01 through 3-010.03.
010.01 Immunization is not required for a student's enrollment in any school in this state if he or she submits to the admitting official either of the following: 3-010.01A A statement signed by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner stating that, in the health care provider's opinion, the specified immunization(s) required would be injurious to the health and well-being of the student or any member of the student's family or household; or3-010.01B A notarized affidavit signed by the student or, if he or she is a minor, by a legally authorized representative of the student, stating that the immunization conflicts with the tenets and practice of a recognized religious denomination of which the student is an adherent or member or that immunization conflicts with the personal and sincerely followed religious beliefs of the student.010.02 A student may be provisionally enrolled in a school in Nebraska if he or she has begun the immunizations against the specified diseases prior to enrollment and continues the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible. For purposes of complying with these requirements: 3-010.02A A student is considered to have begun immunizations against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella and varicella if he or she has had at least one dose of DTaP/DTP/DT/Td, one dose of hepatitis B, one dose of either trivalent OPV or one dose of IPV, either one dose of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine or one dose of each vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella, and one dose of varicella vaccine.3-010.02B Continuation of necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible must be documented by a written statement from the student's immunization provider which shows the scheduled dates to complete the required immunization series. Failure to receive the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible will result in exclusion of the student from attending school until either documentation of immunization or a medical statement or religious affidavit is provided to the school. The time interval for the completion of the required immunization series must not exceed nine months.010.03 A student may also be provisionally enrolled in a school in Nebraska if he or she is the child or legal ward of an officer or enlisted person, or the child or legal ward of the spouse of such officer or enlisted person on active duty in any branch of the military services of the United States, and said student is enrolling in a Nebraska school following residence in another state or in a foreign country. 3-010.03A As a condition for the provisional enrollment of a student under this Section, a parent or adult legal guardian of the student must provide the school with a signed written statement certifying that the student has completed the course of immunizations required by 173 NAC 3-008.3-010.03B The provisional enrollment of a student qualified for such enrollment under 173 NAC 3-010.03 must not continue beyond 60 days from the date of such enrollment. At such time, the school must be provided, with regard to said student, written evidence of compliance with 173 NAC 3-008. The student must not be permitted to continue in school after such date until evidence of compliance is provided.173 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 010