Proposed bill would require sixth-grade Illinois students to get HPV vaccine
The Illinois Rules Committee is currently reviewing HB4870, which would amend the Communicable Disease Prevention Act to require students entering sixth grade in the State of Illinois to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and requiring confirmation that the student has completed the series of HPV vaccinations upon entering the ninth grade of any public, private, or parochial school.
The amendment would provide that the Department of Public Health adapt the rule in time to allow students to receive the vaccination before the start of the school year beginning in 2022.
Here are the Illinois 2019-2020 Immunization Requirements (for more information click here):
Preschool Students:
● Physical Exam
● Complete immunization record signed by a doctor: (4) DTap, (3)Polio, (4)Hib, (3)Hep B, (1)MMR, (1)Varicella, (4)Pneumococcal
● Birth Certificate
Kindergarten Students:
● Physical Exam
● Complete immunization record signed by a doctor: (5)DTap, (4)Polio, (4)Hib, (3)Hep B, (2)MMR, (2)Varicella, (4)Pneumococcal
● Dental Exam on IL form due May 15, 2020(dated within 18 months of May 15th deadline)
● Eye Exam on Illinois form dated within one year of the first day of school
● Birth Certificate
2nd Grade Students:
● Dental Exam on IL form due May 15, 2020 (dated within 18 months of May 15th deadline)
6th Grade Students:
● Physical Exam (Sports physical NOT acceptable,IL Certificate of Child Health Exam form required)
● Complete immunization record signed by a doctor, including (1)Tdap,(1)Meningitis-these are 6th grade requirements
● Dental Exam on IL form due May 15, 2020(dated within 18 months of May 15th deadline)
9th Grade Students:
● Physical Exam (Sports physical NOT acceptable, IL Certificate of Child Health Exam form required)
● Complete immunization records must be included for Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (Tdap), Polio, MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) Hepatitis B and Varicella.
● Dental Exam on IL form due May 15, 2020(dated within 18 months of May 15th deadline)
12th Grade Students:
● Proof of receiving (2)Meningitis: First dose received on or after the 11th birthday and second dose received at least 8 weeks after the first. Only one dose is required if the first dose was received at 16 years of age or older.
