6 Colo. Code Regs. § 1009-2-XIV

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Section 6 CCR 1009-2-XIV - Annual Parent Letter

A. Per Section 25-4-902(4), C.R.S., annually, by January 15 of each year, the Department shall develop and provide to the Department of Education and the Department of Human services a standardized document regarding immunizations. The standardized document shall be updated annually and must include, but not be limited to:

1. A list of the immunizations required for enrollment in a school and the age at which the immunization is required;

2. A list of immunizations currently recommended for children by the ACIP and the recommended age at which each immunization should be given;

3. A place on the document where a school can include the school's specific immunization and exemption rates for the MMR vaccine and for every other vaccine for the school's enrolled student population from the prior school year compared to the vaccinated children standard described in Section 25-4-911, C.R.S.; and

4. A statement that the school is required to collect and report the information pursuant to Section 25-4-902(4)(a), C.R.S., and that the school does not control the school's specific immunization and exemption rates or establish the vaccinated children standard described in Section 25-4-911, C.R.S.

B. Annually, by January 31 of each year, the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services shall post this standardized document on their websites.

C. Annually, by February 15 of each year, a school shall directly distribute the document to the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in its school, emancipated students, or students eighteen years of age or older, consistent with Section 25-4-903(5), C.R.S.

1. The school shall include on the document the school's specific immunization and exemption rates for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine for the school's enrolled student population for the prior school year compared to the vaccinated children standard described in Section 25-4-911, C.R.S.

2. The school may include on the document the school's specific immunization and exemption rates for any other vaccine for the school's enrolled student population for the prior school year.

6 CCR 1009-2-XIV

37 CR 18, September 25, 2014, effective 10/15/2014

38 CR 09, May 10, 2015, effective 7/1/2015

38 CR 18, September 25, 2015, effective 10/15/2015

39 CR 12, June 25, 2016, effective 7/15/2016

40 CR 13, July 10, 2017, effective 7/30/2017

41 CR 14, July 25, 2018, effective 8/14/2018

43 CR 23, December 10, 2020, effective 1/14/2021

45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 2/14/2022

46 CR 08, April 25, 2023, effective 5/15/2023