States With Religious and Philosophical Exemptions From.
The statement shall indicate whether the exemption should be permanent or temporary. If the exemption is temporary, the statement shall indicate the date on which the worker is to receive the immunization. A hospital shall withdraw a temporary medical exemption on the day following that date.
CERTIFICATE OF RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION. The administration of immunizing agents conflicts with the religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian of the student listed above. I understand that in the event of an outbreak of vaccine-preventable disease in my child’s school or childcare facility, the State Health Director may exclude my child.
A religious exemption may be granted to an applicant only if immunization conflicts with a genuine and sincere religious belief. A Certificate of Immunization Exemption for religious reasons shall be signed by the applicant or, if the applicant is a minor, by the parent or guardian or legally authorized representative.
To identify professional and lay documents related to the acceptability or unacceptability of vaccines and immune globulins based on religious beliefs, PubMed and Google databases were searched using the search terms (outbreak and religion), (vaccine and religion), and (vaccine and “name of specific religious group”), specifying each of the world's religions estimated to have at least 5.
Context The risk of vaccine-preventable diseases among children who have philosophical and religious exemptions from immunization has been understudied.Objectives To evaluate whether personal.
Please indicate the duration of the medical exemption, and if and when vaccine can be safely administered. (Exemption can last for a maximum of one (1) year, and a new form must be completed annually if medical exemption still applies.) Medical exemption is permanent, and will apply for one (1) year from today’s date.
A religious objection does not exempt a student from immunization unless the exemption is made in writing and signed by the student. Religious exemption letters can be returned in lieu of immunization records. Please note that students filing a religious exemption will be required to leave campus if an outbreak of any listed preventable disease.