(a) Prior to admission to a family day care home, children shall be immunized against diseases as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, beginning with Section 6000.
(e) The licensee shall be permitted to exempt a child from this requirement provided that one of the following requirements is met and the documentation is kept in the child's file:
(1) A physician provides a written statement that an immunization(s) should not be given to the child and specified how long this exemption is expected to be needed.
(2) The parents or guardians sign and date the back of the California School Immunization Record, PM 286 (6/95), which is also used for family day care homes, under the “Personal Beliefs Affidavit.”
(f) As required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6035(b), a child who does not meet any of the requirements in Sections 102418(c), (d), or (e), shall not be admitted to a family day care home.
(g) The licensee shall document each child's immunizations as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 6070, and shall maintain such documentation for as long as the child is enrolled.
(1) This requirement includes updating each child's PM 286 (6/95) when the child is due to receive required immunizations after enrollment in the family day care home.
(j) The licensee shall not be required to document immunizations of children also enrolled in a public or private elementary school.
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Note: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.81, 1596.813, 1597.05, 1597.541 and 120325-120380, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 6000-6075, California Code of Regulations, Title 17.
1. New section filed 10-23-97; operative 11-22-97 (Register 97, No. 43).
This database is current through 5/3/24 Register 2024, No. 18.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 102418, 22 CA ADC § 102418
