Outline of the state of Kansas
State
Kansas
Addressed

Category
Vaccinations

Category
Vaccinations

State law addresses vaccinations.

Kansas Administrative Regulations 28-1-20. Immunizations; schools child care facilities family day care homes and preschool or child care programs operated by a school.

(b)Required vaccinations. Except as provided in K.S.A. 72-6262 and amendments thereto, each susceptible child shall be required to receive the following vaccinations before enrolling in any school: (1)Diphtheria; (2)hepatitis A; (3)hepatitis B; (4)measles (rubeola); (5)meningitis; (6)mumps; (7)pertussis (whooping cough); (8)poliomyelitis; (9)rubella (German measles); (10)tetanus; and (11)varicella (chickenpox).

Policy Type
Regulation

Kansas Administrative Regulations 28-1-20. Immunizations; schools child care facilities family day care homes and preschool or child care programs operated by a school.

(c)Immunization record for school entry. The immunization record of each individual who attends school shall document that the individual has received the vaccinations specified in subsection (b) from a physician or local health department or is not a susceptible child, on forms provided by the department of health and environment.

Policy Type
Regulation

Kansas Statutes 72-6262. Same; certification of completion required alternatives; duties of school boards.

(a) In each school year, every pupil enrolling or enrolled in any school for the first time in this state, and each child enrolling or enrolled for the first time in a preschool or day care program operated by a school, and such other pupils as may be designated by the secretary, prior to admission to and attendance at school, shall present to the appropriate school board certification from a physician or local health department that the pupil has received such tests and inoculations as are deemed necessary by the secretary by such means as are approved by the secretary.

Policy Type
Statute