N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 8:57-4.5 - Provisional admission

(a) A child shall be admitted to a school, preschool, or child-care center on a provisional basis if a physician, an advanced practice nurse (certified registered nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist) or health department can document that at least one dose of each required age-appropriate vaccine(s) or antigen(s) has been administered and that the pupil is in the process of receiving the remaining immunization(s).

(b) Provisional admission for children under age five shall be granted in compliance with the specific requirements set forth in 8:57-4.10 through 4.15 and 4.18 for a period of time consistent with the current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the United States Public Health Service or the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) immunization schedule, but shall not exceed 17 months for completion of all immunization requirements.

(c) Provisional admission for children five years of age or older shall be granted in compliance with the specific requirements set forth in 8:57-4.10 through 4.14 and 4.16 for a period of time consistent with the current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the United States Public Health Service or the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) immunization schedule, but shall not exceed one year for completion of all immunization requirements.

(d) Provisional status shall only be granted one time to children entering or transferring into schools, preschools, or child care centers in New Jersey. Information on this status shall be sent by the original school, preschool, or child care center to the new school, preschool, or child care center pursuant to 8:57-4.7(b).

(e) Those children transferring into a New Jersey school, preschool, or child-care center from out-of-State or out-of-country shall be allowed a 30-day grace period in order to obtain past immunization documentation before provisional status shall begin.

(f) The school, preschool, or child care center shall ensure that the required vaccine/antigens are being received on schedule. If at the end of the provisional admission period, the child has not completed the required immunizations, the administrative head of the school, preschool or child care center shall exclude the child from continued school attendance until appropriate documentation has been presented.

(g) Those children in provisional status may be temporarily excluded from the school, preschool, or child care center during a vaccine-preventable disease outbreak or threatened outbreak as determined by the Commissioner, Department of Health and Senior Services or his or her designee.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:57-4.5

As amended, R.1981 d.502, effective 1/4/1982.
See: 13 N.J.R. 738(a), 14 N.J.R. 45(c).
(b): Reference to N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.15 added.
Amended by R.1990 d.243, effective 6/4/1990 (operative September 1, 1991).
See: 21 N.J.R. 3897(a), 22 N.J.R. 1766(a).
Text at (a) revised; text at (b) deleted and new text added at (b) through (g).
Amended by R.1995 d.201, effective 4/3/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 270(a), 27 N.J.R. 1417(a).
Amended by R.2003 d.412, effective 10/20/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 3945(a), 35 N.J.R. 4883(b).
In (a), inserted "an advanced practice nurse" following "physician", and "or clinical nurse specialist" following "practitioner."
Amended by R.2008 d.9, effective 1/7/2008 (operative September 1, 2008).
See: 38 N.J.R. 5284(a), 40 N.J.R. 151(a).
In (a) and (e), substituted "shall" for "may" and "child-care" for "child care"; and in (b), inserted "and 4.18".

The adopted version of this section 56 N.J.R. 213(a), effective 1/3/2024 is not yet available