Health Services

TK-12 Admission

• Polio - 4 doses (3 doses OK if at least one is given on or after the 4th birthday).
• DTaP - 5 doses (4 doses OK if at least one is given on or after the 4th birthday, 3 doses OK if at least one dose of Tdap, DTaP, or DTP is given on or after the 7th birthday).
• Hepatitis B - 3 doses.
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) - 2 doses given on or after the 1st birthday (two doses of measles, two doses of mumps, and one dose of rubella meet the requirement, either separately or combined).
• Varicella - 2 doses.
• Tdap (Grades 7th-12th) - 1 dose given on or after the 7th birthday.

7th Grade Advancement

• Tdap - 1 dose given on or after the 7th birthday.
• Varicella - 2 doses.

Medical Exemptions

Beginning January 1, 2021, all medical exemptions for schools and child care facilities must be submitted through the California Immunization Registry - Medical Exemption website (CAIR-ME) by physicians licensed in California. Schools and child care facilities may only accept new medical exemptions that are issued using CAIR-ME.

This change impacts medical exemptions for:

• New enrollments as of January 1, 2021.
• Students who transition to the next grade span (TK/K - 6th grade, 7th-12th grade).
• Students whose temporary medical exemption have expired.
• Medical exemptions that were revoked due to the issuing physician being a subject of disciplinary action.

In order to receive a medical exemption, parents must create a CAIR-ME account and log in to submit a request for a medical exemption. Next, the child's physician can complete the medical exemption in CAIR-ME and print a copy for the parents to give to the school or child care facility.

A medical exemption may be issued in CAIR-ME no more than 12 months before a child first enters a grade span (grade spans are birth-preschool, TK/K-6th, and 7th-12th).

Families who have a medical exemption due to a history of disease, for example from Varicella / Chickenpox, must also follow this process.

To request a medical exemption, please visit the CAIR-ME web page.

For Frequently Asked Questions on Medical Exemptions, please visit Shots for School web page.

For additional questions about submitting a request through CAIR-ME, please follow up with your child's physician.

Tuberculosis (TB) Requirements

Students newly enrolling into a school in Alameda County are required to have their healthcare provider complete a TB Risk Assessment form completed by a United States licensed health professional.

• TB skin or blood testing is only required if their healthcare provider identifies a risk factor for TB exposure on the TB Risk Assessment form.
• To be valid, documentation must show a TB risk assessment or tests was performed in the United States up to twelve months prior to registration for school.

For information on tuberculosis requirements and where to get a tuberculosis screening for your child in Alameda County, click here

Oral Health Assessment KINDERGARTEN ONLY

A dental check-up is required by May 31st of Kindergarten or 1st grade for students who did not attend a California public school for Kindergarten. 

• To be valid, the form must show the oral health examination was preformed no earlier than 12 months prior to the date of initial enrollment.
• For information on low-cost dental clinics, click here.

Health Examination (CHDP Report) FIRST GRADE ONLY

California law requires a health assessment 18 months before or up to 90 days after enrolling in first grade.

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Required Paperwork for Medication submission or action regarding medical condition:

• PUSD Medication Form (includes Asthma Action Plan in the center)

• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Care Plan (FAAP) Form

• Seizure Action Plan

 

 

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