Section 1720-01-17-.02 - GENERAL EXEMPTIONS(1) The following students are exempted from all immunization requirements: (a) Students enrolling in a course of study that is exclusively online and does not involve any experiential component.(b) Students enrolled in a dual enrollment program exclusively offered on the site of a local education authority or secondary school.(c) Students that provide a written certification from a physician licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Osteopathic Examiners, or a health department; a nurse practitioner; or another medical professional approved by the University, that a particular vaccine is contraindicated for one (1) of the following reasons:1. The student meets the criteria for contraindication set forth in the manufacturer's vaccine package insert; or2. The student meets the criteria for contraindication published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); or3. In the best professional judgment of the physician or other healthcare provider, based upon the student's medical condition and history, the risk of harm from the vaccine outweighs the potential benefit.(d) Students that provide a written statement from a parent or guardian, or, in the case of an adult student, the student, affirmed under the penalties of perjury, that the vaccination conflicts with the religious tenets and practices of the parent or guardian or, in the case of an adult student, the student. The term "adult student" means a person who is eighteen (18) years or older and not under the care of a guardian, or is an emancipated minor.(e) Students that satisfy any other regulatory, statutory, or legal exemption.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-01-17-.02
Emergency rules filed August 13, 2020; effective through February 9, 2021. Emergency rules expired effective February 10, 2021, and the rules reverted to their previous statuses. New rules filed May 14, 2021; effective 8/12/2021.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-7-124(c) and 49-9-209(e).