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Timestamp: 2019-02-16 21:59:48
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Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 3', '§ 1064', 'ART 3', '§ 1064', '§ 802', '§ 2', '§ 802', '§ 6355', '§ 5', '§ 6359', '§ 6359', '§ 6']

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STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND INFECTION CONTROL, BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS BODY MATERIALS, MAY 29, 2013.
2. Communicable disease and infection control programs shall comply with Departmental policies and procedures as well as protocols established by the Department’s health care services provider regarding the following: a. When and where prisoners are to be tested/screened; b. Hepatitis A and B immunization, when applicable.
TITLE 22. HEALTH AND WELFARE; SUBTITLE 2. HEALTH; PART 3. PUBLIC HEALTH; CHAPTER 251. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, SUBCHAPTER 2-A. IMMUNIZATION; 22 M.R.S. § 1064. Immunization information system
The department shall establish an immunization information system and require all immunization providers who participate in the department's immunization distribution system to submit to the department a record of each immunization administered.
TITLE 22. HEALTH AND WELFARE; SUBTITLE 2. HEALTH; PART 3. PUBLIC HEALTH; CHAPTER 251. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; SUBCHAPTER 2-A. IMMUNIZATION; 22 M.R.S. § 1064 (2011); Immunization information system
The department shall establish an immunization information system and require all immunization providers who participate in the department's immunization distribution system to submit to the department a record of each immunization administered. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.The rules must include, but are not limited to, provisions for: . . . the format for reporting information; the confidentiality of information in the system; penalties for unauthorized disclosure of information; immunity for good-faith disclosure of information; data transmission.
The rules must include, but are not limited to, provisions for: . . . the confidentiality of information in the system; penalties for unauthorized disclosure of information; immunity for good-faith disclosure of information; data transmission; and the confidentiality of information of persons who have chosen not to be included in the system, except that the department may have access to this information to control an outbreak of a disease preventable by immunization.
22 Me. Rev. Stat. § 802 Authority of department
A. “Designated health care facility” means a licensed nursing facility, residential care facility, intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, multi-level health care facility, hospital or home health agency . . . 5. Immunization requirements for nursing facility staff. A nursing facility or licensed assisted living facility shall adopt a facility policy that recommends and offers annual immunizations against influenza to all personnel who provide direct care to residents of the facility.
Code Me. R. 10-144 Ch. 264, § 2. Immunizations Required
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, each Designated Healthcare Facility in the State of Maine shall require for all employees proof of immunization of documented immunity against: (1) Rubeola (measles); (2) Mumps; (3) Rubella (German measles); (4) Varicella (chicken pox); (5) Hepatitis B. B. . . . Designated Healthcare Facilities shall make available the Hepatitis B vaccine to all health care workers with a risk of occupational exposure, at no cost to the employee. C. All Designated Healthcare Facilities shall adopt a policy that recommends and offers annual immunizations against seasonal influenza to all personnel who provide direct care to residents of the facility.
22 M.R.S. § 802 Authority of Department
A. A medical exemption is available to an employee who provides a physician’s written statement that immunization against one or more diseases may be medically inadvisable. B. A religious or philosophical exemption is available to an employee who states in writing a sincere religious or philosophical belief that is contrary to the immunization requirement of this subchapter. C. An exemption is available to an individual who declines hepatitis B vaccine, as provided for by the relevant law and regulations of the federal Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
20-A M.R.S.A. § 6355 Enrollment in school
A superintendent may not permit any child to be enrolled in or to attend school without a certificate of immunization for each disease or other acceptable evidence of required immunization or immunity against the disease, except as follows. 1. Written assurance. The parent provides a written assurance the child will be immunized within 90 days by private effort or provides, where applicable, a written consent to the child's immunization by a health officer, physician, nurse or other authorized person in public or private employ.
10-144 CMR Ch. 261, § 5 IMMUNIZATION DOSAGE
The following schedule is the schedule of minimum requirements for immunizing agents administered to children entering school. Diphtheria/Pertussis/Tetanus: Five doses of any DTP containing vaccine or DT (pediatric). If the fourth dose was administered on or after the fourth birthday, then only four doses are required. The first dose must be administered at least 6 weeks after birth. The first three doses must be given at least 4 weeks apart and the fourth dose must be given at least 6 months after the third dose. Td (Adult) may be substituted for DTP containing vaccine for non-immunized or incompletely immunized students who have reached the seventh birthday. If administering Td (Adult) vaccine, only 3 doses are required, with the first two doses given at least 4 weeks apart and the third dose given 6 months after the second. Measles/Mumps/Rubella: All students in grades kindergarten - 12 shall be immunized against measles, mumps, and rubella with 2 doses of MMR vaccine, provided the first dose is administered no sooner than 12 months of age and at least 4 weeks separate the 2 doses. Poliomyelitis: Four doses of oral polio vaccine. The first dose of OPV must be administered at least 6 weeks after birth, with subsequent doses given at least 4 weeks apart. The fourth dose is not needed if the third dose is given on or after the 4th birthday. or Four doses of inactivated polio vaccine. The first dose of IPV must be administered at least 6 weeks after birth, with subsequent doses given at least 4 weeks apart. The fourth dose is not needed if the third dose is given on or after the 4th birthday. An all-IPV schedule is the preferred schedule for routine polio vaccination, including children who began the series with OPV. If a child receives both types of vaccine, four doses of any combination of IPV or OPV by 4-6 years of age is considered a complete polio vaccination series. Varicella: Effective for the start of school year 2003, 1 dose of varicella vaccine is required for children entering kindergarten and 1st grade.
A superintendent may not permit any child to be enrolled in or to attend school without a certificate of immunization for each disease or other acceptable evidence of required immunization or immunity against the disease, except as follows . . . 2. Medical exemption. The parent or the child provides a physician's written statement that immunization against one or more of the diseases may be medically inadvisable.
A superintendent may not permit any child to be enrolled in or to attend school without a certificate of immunization for each disease or other acceptable evidence of required immunization or immunity against the disease, except as follows . . . 3. Philosophical or religious exemption. The parent states in writing a sincere religious belief that is contrary to the immunization requirement of this subchapter.
A superintendent may not permit any child to be enrolled in or to attend school without a certificate of immunization for each disease or other acceptable evidence of required immunization or immunity against the disease, except as follows. 3. Philosophical or religious exemption. The parent states in writing . . . an opposition to the immunization for philosophical reasons.
20-A M.R.S.A. § 6359 Immunization of students
3. Enrollment of school. No chief administrative officer may permit any student to be enrolled in or to attend school without a certificate of immunization for each disease or other acceptable evidence of required immunization or immunity against the disease, except as follows. A. The parent or the student provides a physician's written statement or a written statement from a school health provider that immunization against one or more of the diseases may be medically inadvisable. B. The student or the parent, if the student is a minor, states in writing a sincere religious belief, which is contrary to the immunization requirement of this subchapter or an opposition to the immunization for philosophical reasons.
20-A M.R.S.A. § 6359. Immunization of students
10-144 CMR Ch. 262, § 6 EXCLUSION FROM SCHOOL
A. Exclusion by Order Of Public Health Official. A student not immunized or immune from a disease shall be excluded from school when in the opinion of a public health official the student's continued presence in school poses a clear danger to the health of others. The chief administrative officer shall exclude the student from school during the period of danger or from one incubation period following immunization when one or more cases of disease are present. An exempted student may be permitted to return to school by providing proof of immunity through laboratory results. An exempted student who receives immunization following the identification of a disease must wait one incubation period following the date of immunization before returning to school. The documented occurrence of a single case of any of these diseases may be interpreted as a clear danger to the health of others. The following periods are defined as the “period of danger”: Measles: 15 days (one incubation period) from the onset of symptoms of the last identified case. Rubella: 23 days (one incubation period) from the onset of symptoms of the last identified case. Mumps: 18 days (one incubation period) from the onset of symptoms of the last identified case.
5. Records; report. Each chief administrative officer shall keep uniform records of the immunizations and immunization status of each student, based on the certificate of immunization, other acceptable evidence and other available documents. The records shall be part of the student's permanent records. By December 15th of each year, each chief administrative officer shall submit to the Director of the Bureau of Health a summary report of immunization status of the students entering school, as prescribed by rule. A blank summary report form will be provided to each chief administrative officer by the Bureau of Health.