Monday, November 23, 2009

Current Minnesota Vaccination Requirements: College Students

Minnesota Statutes, Section 135A.14, requires all students enrolling in a post-secondary educational institution to show evidence of one dose of tetanus and diphtheria (Td) within 10 years of enrollment and one dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine or properly documented exemption. The law applies to persons born in 1957 or later who are enrolled in more than one class. Students who graduated from a Minnesota high school in 1997 or later are also exempt. Minnesota laws also require post-secondary schools to provide students with information on hepatitis and meningococcal disease.
Minnesota law, Section 135A.14
, says that all public and private universities and colleges must provide information on the transmission, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis A, B, and C to all first-time enrollees.
Minnesota law, Section 135A.14, requires that all public and private universities and colleges provide information on the risk of meningococcal disease and the availability of a vaccine to all first-time enrollees who live in on-campus student housing

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