IC 20-34-4-3
Notification; provision of information to parents
Sec. 3. (a) Each school shall notify each parent of a student who enrolls in the school of the requirement that the student must be immunized and that the immunization is required for the student’s continued enrollment, attendance, or residence at the school unless:
(1) the parent or student provides the appropriate documentation of immunity;
(2) for chicken pox, the parent or student provides a written signed statement that the student has indicated a history of chicken pox; or
(3) IC 20-34-3-2 or IC 20-34-3-3 applies.
(b) A school that enrolls grade 6 female students shall provide each parent of a female student who is entering grade 6 with information prescribed by the state department of health under subsection (c) concerning the link between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and that an immunization against the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is available.
(c) The state department of health shall provide a school described in subsection (b) with the information concerning cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection required in subsection (b). The information must include the following:
(1) The latest scientific information on the immunization against the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the immunization’s effectiveness against causes of cervical cancer.
(2) That a pap smear is still critical for the detection of precancerous changes in the cervix to allow for treatment before cervical cancer develops.
(3) Information concerning the means in which the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is contracted.
(4) A statement that any questions or concerns concerning immunizing the child against human papillomavirus (HPV) could be answered by contacting a health care provider.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.80-2007, SEC.1.
I.C. 20-34-4-3 Notification to Parents of Immunizations
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