NEW HEALTH AND IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

Dear Parents/Guardians:

All children entering Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School are required by state law to have certain health forms on file before starting school.  The following forms are required for our school nurse to review before the first day of school:

*Please note New Requirements for Pre-school and Grade 6

1. Updated immunization record (see requirements below)

2. Emergency Procedure Form

3. Health History Form – please include any medical conditions or medications that your child is taking, in case of emergency

4. Updated Physical Form – this must be current within one year of start date; you have one month from the first day of school to hand this form into the nurse’s office

The following immunizations are required for children entering preschool:

            DPT – 4 doses

            Polio – 3 doses

            MMR – 1 dose

            HIB – 4 doses

            Hepatitis B – 3 doses

            Varicella – 1 dose or proof of having chicken pox

            New Requirement – Influenza (Flu) -1 dose between Sept.1 and Dec. 31 of each year

            New Requirement- Pneumococcal (PCV) - 1 dose given on or after their 1^st birthday

The following immunizations are required for children entering K-8:

            DPT – 5 doses

            Polio – 4 doses

            MMR – 2 doses

            HIB – 4 doses

            Hepatitis B – 3 doses

            Varicella – 1 dose or proof of having chicken pox

            New Requirement- Meningococcal- 1 dose if born on or after January 1, 1997

            New Requirement- Tdap- 1 dose if born on or after January 1, 1997 –No earlier

                                                                                                                then 10^th birthday

Any students registering grades K-8 from out of state are required to have a Mantoux Tuberculin Test within the last 6 months.

If you have any questions, please contact the school nurse Mrs. Cynthia Moore, RN,

 at 856-299-0950.