49-7-124 - Meningococcal disease waiver.
49-7-124. Meningococcal disease waiver.
(a) New incoming students at any public or private institution of higher learning in this state who live in on-campus student housing shall return a completed waiver form pursuant to this section. A waiver form shall indicate that the institution has provided detailed information to the student concerning meningococcal disease and the availability and effectiveness of vaccine and that the student, parent or guardian has received and reviewed the information and has chosen to have the student vaccinated or not to have the student vaccinated. In order to complete a waiver form, a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older may sign a waiver or, for minors, the student's parent or guardian may sign the waiver.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a school to provide or purchase vaccine against meningococcal disease.
(c) The Tennessee higher education commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
[Acts 2003, ch. 104, § 1.]