A complete Florida Certification of Immunization (Blue Card) - Form DH-680 according to grade level.

State of Florida School Entry Health Exam (Yellow) - Form DH-3040 no older than 12 months.

Tuberculosis Clinical Screening, PPD or Chest X-ray.

• Diptheria, Pertusis, and Tetanus or Diptheria, Pertusis and acellular Pertusis are generally given up until the age of 7. After 7, students are generally not given DTP because Pertusis has increased potential for side effects if given when the child is older.
• Five doses of DTP are required. However, if the 4th dose was given after the 4th birthday, a 5th dose is not needed.

• If DTP cannot be given because the student is 7 years old or older, 3 doses of TD are required to complete immunization requirement.
• If child has 3 TD's, his immunization is complete for 10 Years. (TD is an adult dose)

• Students are required to have 4 doses of POLIO unless they have their 3rd dose after their 4th birthday. If so, they only require 3 doses.
• Students may have the POLIO vaccine until 18 years of age.
• As long as a student is in school, even if they are over the age of 18, they may receive immunizations at the Health Department.

• MMR is suggested not required. Two doses of measles are required.
• If a student has one dose of measles to get into school, the second dose must be given on an accelerated schedule of 45 calendar days after the first.
• If the student has one single measles and one MMR, delete the MMR date and use it as the 2nd measles, the 1st mumps, and the 1st rubella.
• The fist measles or MMR must be given after the 1st birthday (or within 5 days before or after the 1st birthday) to be accepted by the M-DCPS computer.

• HIB is not required. It does not have to be entered into the computer.

• HEPATITIS B can be given in a 3-dose series and in an accelerated 2-dose series. If the 2-dose accelerated series is given, the medical provider must indicate it in the Florida Certification of Immunization Form (Blue Card) - Form DH-680.
• There are generally 2 months between the 1st and the 2nd, and 3-4 months between the 2nd and the 3rd dose of HEPATITIS B.
• If the 2-dose series is administered, enter 6 (000000) zeros in the third dose box and expire after graduation from high school in order for the computer to accept the enty.

• Student must have varicella vaccine or information on history of the disease.

• There are only two types of exemptions: MEDICAL and RELIGIOUS. A Doctor must fill out the DH-680 form (Blue Card), part C for the medical exemption on the back of the card. The Health Department is the only one that can grant a RELIGIOUS exemption. The parent must call SIP (Special Immunization Unit) at 786 845-0550 to get the religious exemption.