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Immunization Requirements

Colorado law requires students attending public schools to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases.
 
Students enrolled K thru 5th grade are required to have
  • 5-6 doses of DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis)
  • 4 doses of the Polio vaccine
  • 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
  • 2 doses of Varicella (Chicken Pox vaccine)
  • 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine
 
All students entering the 6th grade are required to have
  • 1 dose of Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis)
 
Information on school-required vaccinations are available on the Colorado Department of Public Health website.

Medical Exemption

A medical exemption is available for students who have a medical condition that prevents them from receiving one or more school-required vaccines.You are responsible for providing the signed Certificate of Medical Exemption to each school or child care you/your child attends.
 
A Certificate of Medical Exemption requires the signature of one of the following health care providers, licensed to practice in any state or territory of the United States: 
  • Advanced practice nurse (APN) 
  • Physician (Medical Doctor [MD] or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine [DO])
  • Physician assistant (PA)
 
A Certificate of Medical Exemption needs to be submitted only once, unless there is a change in the student’s school or personal information. Please visit the CDPHE website for more information.

Non Medical Exemption

A nonmedical exemption is an exemption to one or more school-required vaccines based upon a religious belief whose teachings are opposed to immunizations or a personal belief that is opposed to immunizations. This process may be completed by parents/guardians, emancipated students, or students 18 years or older.

There are two ways to submit a nonmedical exemption.
  1. Submit the Certificate of non-medical exemption WITH a signature from an immunizing provider in Colorado who is a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice nurse, delegated physician’s assistant, or pharmacist OR
  2. Submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption received upon the completion of CDPHE’s Online Immunization Education Module which can be found on the CDPHE website.
Parents of students in grades K-12 claiming a non-medical exemption must submit one annually. Nonmedical exemptions expire June 30th each year. If you submit a Certificate of nonmedical exemption on or before June 30th, it will not be valid for the upcoming school year unless you submit the exemption during early registration.
 
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Health Clerk by phone (303) 651-7900 ext. 211 or email.