Hepatitis B (Hep B)
2007-2008 Requirements for Childcare
Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
Alabama | Not required |
Alaska | 3 doses |
American Samoa | 3 doses (ages birth, 1, and 6 months: infants of carrier mothers); 1 dose (age 12 months: infants of non-carrier mothers) |
Arizona | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Arkansas | Required (age appropriate) |
California | 3 doses |
Colorado | 3 doses (dose 1 by age 4 months, dose 2 by age 6 months, dose 3 by age 24 months) |
Connecticut | 3 doses (age appropriate before age 18 months) |
Delaware | Required (age appropriate) |
District of Columbia | Required (age appropriate intervals: dose 3 at or after age 6 months) |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Florida | Not required |
Georgia | Required (age appropriate) |
Guam | 1 dose minimum (must receive all follow-up immunizations needed to complete the series) |
Hawaii | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Idaho | 3 doses |
Illinois | 3 doses |
Indiana | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Iowa | 3 doses |
Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
Kentucky | Required (age appropriate) |
Louisiana | Required (age appropriate) |
Maine | Required (age appropriate) |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Maryland | Required (age appropriate) |
Massachusetts | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Michigan | 3 doses (age appropriate before age 15 months) |
Minnesota | Not required |
Mississippi | Not required |
Missouri | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
Montana | Not required |
N. Mariana Islands | 3 doses |
Nebraska | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Nevada | Not required |
New Hampshire | Required (age appropriate) |
New Jersey | Not required |
New Mexico | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
New York | 3 doses or positive serological test as proof of immunity |
North Carolina | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
North Dakota | Not required |
Ohio | 3 doses |
Oklahoma | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Oregon | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Pennsylvania | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Puerto Rico | Required (age appropriate) |
Rhode Island | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
South Carolina | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
South Dakota | Not required (recommended) |
Tennessee | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Texas | Required (age appropriate) |
Utah | Not required |
Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
Virginia | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Washington | 3 doses (> age 5 months); 2 doses (ages 3-4 months) |
West Virginia | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
Wisconsin | 2 doses (ages 5-23 months); 3 doses (ages 2-4 years) |
Wyoming | 3 doses |
Hepatitis B (Hep B)
2007-2008 Requirements for Kindergarten
Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
Alabama | Not required |
Alaska | 3 doses |
American Samoa | 3 doses |
Arizona | 3 doses |
Arkansas | 3 doses |
California | 3 doses |
Colorado | 3 doses |
Connecticut | 3 doses |
Delaware | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
District of Columbia | 3 doses (age appropriate intervals: dose 3 at age 6 months or older) |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Florida | 3 doses |
Georgia | 3 doses |
Guam | 1 dose minimum(for school entry, but must receive all follow-up doses to complete the series) |
Hawaii | 3 doses |
Idaho | 3 doses |
Illinois | Not required |
Indiana | 3 doses |
Iowa | 3 doses |
Kansas | 3 doses |
Kentucky | Required (completion of series) |
Louisiana | Required |
Maine | Not required |
Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
Maryland | 3 doses |
Massachusetts | 3 doses |
Michigan | 3 doses |
Minnesota | 3 doses |
Mississippi | 3 doses |
Missouri | 3 doses (following ACIP recommendations) |
Montana | Not required |
N. Mariana Islands | 3 doses |
Nebraska | 3 doses |
Nevada | 3 doses (new school entrants) |
New Hampshire | 3 doses |
New Jersey | 3 doses |
New Mexico | 3 doses |
New York | 3 doses or positive serological test as proof of immunity |
North Carolina | 3 doses |
North Dakota | 3 doses |
Ohio | 3 doses |
Oklahoma | 3 doses |
Oregon | 3 doses |
Palau | Did not report requirements |
Pennsylvania | 3 doses |
Puerto Rico | 3 doses |
Rhode Island | 3 doses |
South Carolina | 3 doses |
South Dakota | Not required (3 doses recommended) |
Tennessee | 3 doses |
Texas | 3 doses |
Utah | 3 doses |
Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
Virginia | 3 doses |
Washington | 3 doses |
West Virginia | Not required |
Wisconsin | 3 doses |
Wyoming | 3 doses |
Hepatitis B (Hep B)
2007-2008 Requirements for Middle School
Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
Alabama | Not required |
Alaska | 3 doses |
American Samoa | 3 doses |
Arizona | 3 doses (or 2-dose adolescent series) |
Arkansas | 3 doses (or 2-dose adolescent series for ages 11-15 years) |
California | 3 doses |
Colorado | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years if given approved Merck's 2-dose -Recombivax, 1.0cc) |
Connecticut | 3 doses |
Delaware | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years) |
District of Columbia | 3 doses (age appropriate intervals with the 3rd dose at age 6 months or older) |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Florida | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years) |
Georgia | 3 doses |
Guam | 1 dose minimum (for school entry, but must receive all follow-up doses needed to complete the series) |
Hawaii | 3 doses (grade 7 entry and new entrants to HI schools) |
Idaho | 3 doses (if born after 11/22/1991) |
Illinois | 3 doses (grade 5; progressive requirement) |
Indiana | Not required |
Iowa | 3 doses |
Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
Kentucky | Required (completion of series) |
Louisiana | Required (new entrants only) |
Maine | Not required |
Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
Maryland | Not required (K-grade 10) |
Massachusetts | 3 doses |
Michigan | 3 doses (grade 6 entry or new entrant to the school district) |
Minnesota | 3 doses (grade 7 only) |
Mississippi | Not required |
Missouri | 3 doses |
Montana | Not required |
N. Mariana Islands | 3 doses |
Nebraska | 3 doses |
Nevada | 3 doses (new school entrants) |
New Hampshire | 3 doses (if born on or after 01/01/1993) |
New Jersey | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years if given approved Merck's 2-dose Recombivax) |
New Mexico | 3 doses (2- dose Recombivax acceptable for ages 11-15 years) |
New York | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years) or positive serological test as proof of immunity |
North Carolina | 3 doses (if born on or after 07/01/1994) |
North Dakota | Not required |
Ohio | Required (grade 7 entry) |
Oklahoma | 2-3 doses (depending on vaccine used) |
Oregon | 3 doses (2 doses if dose 1 on or after age 11 years and dose 2 at least 4 months later) |
Palau | Did not report requirements |
Pennsylvania | 3 doses (grade 7 entry) |
Puerto Rico | 3 doses |
Rhode Island | Required |
South Carolina | 3 doses |
South Dakota | Not required |
Tennessee | 3 doses |
Texas | 3 doses |
Utah | 3 doses |
Vermont | Required |
Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
Virginia | Required (complete series prior to grade 6 entry) |
Washington | 3 doses (through grade 10) |
West Virginia | Not required |
Wisconsin | 3 doses |
Wyoming | 3 doses |