53A-11-304 - Certificate part of student's record -- Forms for certificates -- Transfer of immunization record to official certificate.
53A-11-304. Certificate part of student's record -- Forms for certificates --Transfer of immunization record to official certificate.
(1) Each school shall retain official certificates of immunization for every enrolledstudent. The certificate becomes a part of the individual student's permanent school record andfollows the student through his or her public or private school career.
(2) The Department of Health shall provide official certificate of immunization forms topublic and private schools, physicians, and local health departments. The forms referred to in thissubsection shall include a clear statement of the student's rights under Section 53A-11-302.
(3) Any immunization record provided by a licensed physician, registered nurse, orpublic health official may be accepted by a school official as a certificate of immunization if thetype of immunization given and the dates given are specified and the information is transferred toan official certificate of immunization and verified by the school district in which the public orprivate school is located.
Enacted by Chapter 2, 1988 General Session