Immunization Requirements fall under NYSDOH Public Health Laws.
Please contact the NYSDOH Immunization School Assessment and Compliance Unit
Phone: 518-474-1944 Email:osas@health.ny.gov for questions.
Immunization Guidelines for Schools (NYSED 6/2024)
The guidelines provide directions to schools on how to ensure students meet the immunization requirements and also address how to handle certain situations, including Homeless Students, Students in Foster Care, Non-graded classes, and Refugee students. This document provides schools with directions for students not meeting the immunization requirements, along with documentation and record-keeping requirements.
NYSED FAQs - Vaccination Requirements Applicable to All Students (NYSED 10/2023)
Public Health Law §2164 applies to children attending all schools, including any public, private, or parochial child-care center, day nursery, daycare agency, nursery school, kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, or secondary school.
Immunization Requirements for School Entrance/Attendance for the 2024-25 school year
Also available on the NYSDOH Immunization website in the following languages: Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Urdu, and Yiddish
School Immunization Requirements Handbook (9/12/24)
- Located in the Health Commerce System
- Replaced the Immunization School Survey Booklet Q & A
School Vaccination Fraud Awareness
This new website was specifically created for communication about pediatric vaccine fraud with schools and parents. This resource can be utilized to direct people with questions about whether they can accept records/medical exemptions from various providers.
Meningococcal Vaccine School Requirement Flyer for Grades 7-12
Meningococcal Vaccine Q & A for Healthcare Providers (NYSDOH 8/2022)
Dear Superintendent/Principal/School Nurse Regarding Public Health Law 2164(7)(a)
Additional Frequently Asked Questions About School Vaccination Requirements
(NYSDOH & NYSED 10/2019)
School Immunization Requirements 2023-2024 Webinar
How Does a Parent/Guardian File a 310 Appeal?
Education Law 310 provides that persons considering themselves aggrieved by an action taken at a school district meeting or by school authorities may appeal to the Commissioner of Education for a review of such action. Includes instructions and sample forms for filing an appeal.
Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
DTaP Catch-Up Schedule 4 Months - 6 Years
Tdap Catch-Up Schedule 7 - 9 Years
Tdap Catch-Up Schedule 10 - 18 Years
NYSDOH Child Care Programs, Schools, and Post-Secondary Institutions
Contains multiple resources to assist schools, including a section on Medical Exemptions and NYS School Immunization Requirements.
Immunization Action Coalition Guide to Contraindications and Precautions for Commonly Used Vaccines
Contraindications and Precautions - Vaccine Recommendations and Guidelines of the ACIP
Chronological Age/Grade Chart (NYSCSH 4/24)
NYSED Pupil Transportation & Immunizations
Effective June 13, 2019, Chapter 35 of the Laws of 2019 repealed non-medical exemptions from vaccination for children attending school. This NYSED webpage reviews what immunization requirements apply to pupil transportation. The FAQs provided on this page provide additional information.
Time and Date Calculator for Determining Age and Interval Validity
Registries for NYS and NYC Immunization
NYSCSH resource page on NYSIIS (NYS) and NYCIR (NYC), online databases with immunization records for persons of all ages in NYS.
NYSDOH Bureau of Immunization - Regional Field Offices Contact Information
NYSDOH Immunization School Assessment and Compliance Unit: 518-474-1944
NYC Department of Mental Hygiene: 347-396-2433
For NYC Primary/Secondary Schools, Head Start Programs, Nursery Schools, and Daycares
Page Updated 9/12/24
