
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
Updated immunization record (see requirements below)
Emergency Procedure Form
Health History Form – please include any medical conditions or medications that your child is taking, in case of emergency
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 1st 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 10th 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.