PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-105-040 Requirements based on national immunization guidelines, the reference to the advisory committee on immunization practices' (ACIP) recommended chidhood [childhood] and adolescent immunization schedule is updated from the 2008 version to the 2010 version. For vaccinations required for entry into schools or child care centers, this update only affects minor changes to the ages and intervals of polio vaccine.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-105-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.210.140.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 10-20-144 on October 5, 2010.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Jeff Wise, Washington State Department of Health, P.O. Box 47843, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 236-3483, fax (360) 236-3590, e-mail jeff.wise@doh.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 10, 2010.
Craig McLaughlin
Executive Director
OTS-3485.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 09-02-003, filed 12/26/08,
effective 1/26/09)
WAC 246-105-040
Requirements based on national
immunization guidelines.
The department shall develop and
distribute implementation guidelines for schools and child
care centers that are consistent with the national
immunization guidelines described in this section and the
requirements in WAC 246-105-090.
(1) Unless otherwise stated in this section, a child must be vaccinated against each vaccine-preventable disease listed in WAC 246-105-030 at ages and intervals according to the following published national immunization guidelines:
(a) ((Effective July 1, 2008, the "Recommended
Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0-18 Years, United
States, 2007"; as published in the Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report (MMWR), 2007;55(51 and 52):Q1-4.
(b))) Effective July 1, 2009, the "Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0-18 Years, United States 2008"; as published in the Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR) 2008;57(01):Q1-4.
(b) Effective July 1, 2011, the "Recommended Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged 0-18 Years, United States, 2010"; as published in the Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR), 2010;58(51 and 52):Q1-4.
(2) In addition to the ages and intervals required by subsection (1) of this section, the following vaccine administration guidelines shall apply. Schools and child care centers may accept one of the following as proof of a child's immunization status against varicella:
(a) Documentation on the CIS form that the child received age appropriate varicella vaccine; or
(b) Diagnosis or verification of a history of varicella disease by a health care provider; or
(c) Diagnosis or verification of a history of herpes zoster by a health care provider; or
(d) Serologic proof of immunity against varicella; or
(e) Documentation by the parent that a child has a history of varicella. This type of proof will be accepted only for certain grade levels described in the department's implementation guidelines according to WAC 246-105-090(2).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.210.140. 09-02-003, § 246-105-040, filed 12/26/08, effective 1/26/09.]