Immunizations Required to Attend School

NYS Law Public Health Law Section 2164 and New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Title 10, Subpart 66-1 require every student entering or attending public, private or parochial school in NYS to be immune to diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), poliomyelitis (IPV), hepatitis B, and varicella (chickenpox) in accordance with Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations.

Students in preschool or prekindergarten are also required to required to be immune to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and pneumococcal disease (PCV).

Here is the Immunization requirements for 2022-2023 Complete Immunization Certificates must be submitted to the Health Office before students start school and must contain: