Immunization Rules (Massachusetts)

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Health vaccines and their associated compliance listings are based on state guidelines. While Infinite Campus maintains standard guidelines for all states, districts have the ability to enter additional compliances. The following information describes vaccine compliance rules as defined by the Massachusetts State Department of Health.

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General Compliance

  • Vaccine doses administered less than or equal to 4 days before the minimum interval or age are considered valid.
  • Doses administered 5 days before the minimum interval or age are not considered valid and must be repeated as age-appropriate.

Meningococcal

RuleRequirements
1 dose 20-21
Compliant 
Active End Date: 06/30/2021 
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, and
  • the student receives one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.
1 dose 21-22
Compliant
Active Start date: 07/1/2021
Active End date: 06/30/2022
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 08, and
  • the student receives one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.

1 dose 22-23
Compliant
Active Start Date: 07/1/2022
Active End Date: 06/30/2023
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 08, 09, and
  • the student receives one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.
1 dose 23-24
Compliant
Active State Date: 07/1/2024
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 08, 09, 10, and
  • the student receives one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.
2 dose 20-21
Compliant
Active End Date: 06/30/2021
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 11, 
  • the student receives two dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine, and
  • the difference between the second and previous dose is greater than 56 days with a 4 day tolerance.
2 dose 21-22 & beyond
Compliant
Active Start Date: 7/1/2021
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 11, 12,
  • the student receives two dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine, and
  • the difference between the second and previous dose is greater than 56 days with a 4 day tolerance.
1 dose at 16
Compliant
Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student receives one dose of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine, and
  • the difference between the last dose and the birthdate is greater than 192 months with a 4 day tolerance.
No dose 20-21
Non-Compliant
Active End Date: 6/30/2021
Students are considered non-compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 11, and
  • the student has not received any doses of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.
No dose 21-22
Non-Compliant
Active Start Date: 7/1/2021
Active End Date: 6/30/2022
Students are considered non-compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 08, 11, 12, and
  • the student has not received any doses of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.
No dose 22-23
Non-Compliant
Active Start Date: 7/1/2022
Active End Date: 6/30/2023
Students are considered non-compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, and
  • the student has not received any doses of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.
No dose 23-24 & beyond
Non-Compliant
Active Start Date: 7/1/2023
Students are considered non-compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade: 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, and
  • the student has not received any doses of the Meningococcal (MCV4 or MenACWY) vaccine.

DTaP

RuleRequirements
5 dose K
Compliant
Students are considered compliant when they are in state grade(s) KF: Full-time Kindergarten, KP: Part-time Kindergarten, or KT: Kindergarten Tuitioned with five doses of the DTaP/DTP combined vaccine.
4 dose PK
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) PK: Pre-Kindergarten, PK1: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, free, PK2: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, tuition, PK3: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, free, PK4: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, or PK5: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, partial tuition,
  •  they receive four doses of the DT, Td, DTaP/DTP, or Tdap vaccine.
4 doses K-12
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) KF: Full-time Kindergarten, KP: Part-time Kindergarten, or KT: Kindergarten Tuitioned, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
  • they receive four doses of the DT, Td, DTaP/DTP, or Tdap vaccine, and
  • the difference between the last dose and the student's birthdate is greater than or equal to 48 months with a 4-day tolerance.
3 doses Td
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
  • they receive three doses of the Td or Tdap vaccine.
Default
Non-compliant
N/A

Tdap

RuleRequirements

1 dose Grades 7-12

Compliant

Students are considered compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade(s): 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
  • the student receives one dose of the Td or Tdap vaccine, and
  • the difference between the dose and the student's birthdate is greater than 84 months with a 4 day tolerance.

Grades 7-12 Default

Non-compliant

Students are considered non-compliant if the following conditions have been met:
  • the student is in state grade(s): 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, and
  • the student has not received any doses of the Td or Tdap vaccine.

Hepatitis B

Students must have received 3 doses of Hepatitis B to be considered compliant. The default setting is non-compliant.

MMR

RuleRequirements
1 dose PK
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) PK: Pre-Kindergarten, PK1: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, free, PK2: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, tuition, PK3: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, free, PK4: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, or PK5: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, partial tuition,
  • they receive one dose of the Measles, MMR, or MMRV vaccine, or
  • they receive one dose of the Mumps, MMR, or MMRV vaccine, or
  • they receive one dose of the Rubella, MMR, or MMRV vaccine.
2MMR K-12
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) KF: Full-time Kindergarten, KP: Part-time Kindergarten, or KT: Kindergarten Tuitioned, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, and
  • they receive two doses of the MMR or MMRV vaccine.
1 MMR, 1M, 1M, 1R K-12
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) KF: Full-time Kindergarten, KP: Part-time Kindergarten, or KT: Kindergarten Tuitioned, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
  • they receive one dose of the MMR or MMRV vaccine, and
  • they receive one dose of the Measles vaccine, or
  • they receive one dose of the Mumps vaccine, or
  • they receive one dose of the Rubella vaccine.
2M, 2M, 2R K-12
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) KF: Full-time Kindergarten, KP: Part-time Kindergarten, or KT: Kindergarten Tuitioned, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
  • they receive two doses of the Measles vaccine, or
  • they receive two doses of the Mumps vaccine, or
  • they receive two doses of the Rubella vaccine.
Default
Non-compliant
N/A

Varicella

RuleRequirements
1 dose Varicella Grade PK
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) PK: Pre-Kindergarten, PK1: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, free, PK2: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, tuition, PK3: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, free, PK4: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, or PK5: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, partial tuition,
  • they receive one dose of the Varicella or MMRV vaccine.
2 dos Varicella
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they are in state grade(s) KF: Full-time Kindergarten, KP: Part-time Kindergarten, or KT: Kindergarten Tuitioned, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
  • they receive two dose of the Varicella or MMRV vaccine.
Default
Non-compliant
N/A

Polio

RuleRequirements
3 dose
Compliant

Students are compliant when:

  • they are in state grade(s) PK: Pre-Kindergarten, PK1: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, free, PK2: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, tuition, PK3: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, free, PK4: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, or PK5: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, partial tuition,
  • they receive three doses of the IPV, OPV, or IPV/OPV Polio vaccine.
4 doses
Compliant
Students are compliant when they receive four doses of the IPV, OPV, or IPV/OPV Polio vaccine.
3 doses OPV
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they receive three doses of the OPV or OPV/IPV Polio vaccine, and
  • the difference between the last dose and the student's birthdate is greater than or equal to 48 months with a 4-day tolerance.
3 doses IPV
Compliant
Students are compliant when:
  • they receive three doses of the IPV or IPV/IPV Polio vaccine, and
  • the difference between the last dose and the student's birthdate is greater than or equal to 48 months with a 4-day tolerance.
Default
Non-compliant
N/A

Hib

RuleRequirements
1 dose
Compliant

Students are compliant when:

  • they are in state grade(s) PK: Pre-Kindergarten, PK1: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, free, PK2: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, tuition, PK3: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, free, PK4: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, or PK5: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, partial tuition,
  • they receive one dose of the Haemophilus influenza, type B (Hib) vaccine.
Default PK
Non-compliant
Student in state grade(s) PK: Pre-Kindergarten, PK1: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, free, PK2: Pre-Kindergarten Part-Day, tuition, PK3: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, free, PK4: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, or PK5: Pre-Kindergarten Full-Day, partial tuition with no doses of the Haemophilus influenza, type B (Hib) vaccine are non-compliant.
Deault
No Requirement
All other state grades have no requirement for the Haemophilus influenza, type B (Hib) vaccine.