Rules for school, daycare and college entry
Grade School Rules:
In the absence of disease history or a valid exemption (pursuant to 20-A MRSA §6355), the following immunizations are required for attendance in Maine schools, K-12, public and private:
5 DTP/DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
4 Polio
2 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
1-2 Varicella (chickenpox)* (Students under age 13 need only one dose; age 13 and over require two doses given 4 to 8 weeks apart.)
*Chickenpox vaccine (Varicella) or disease history is required for: K-12
College rules:
1 Td (tetanus, diphtheria) within 10 years prior to enrollment
2 MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
Child Care Facilities:
Effective 6/2005, according to Rules adopted by the Maine Department of Human Services, age-appropriate immunization against the following diseases is required for children who attend licensed Child Care Facilities in Maine:
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio, Tetanus, Haemophilus, influenzae Type b, Varicella, Hepatitis B, and Pneumococcal conjugate.
These standards will apply to the following facilities:
Child Care Center,
Child Care Facility,
Small Child Care Facility,
Home Day Care,
Public Pre-school programs,
Nursery schools,
Pre-K programs,
Early Kindergarten,
4 year old programs or any child development program under the control of the State Department of Education or under the control of the Office of Child Care and Head Start.
