Varicella
2007-2008 Requirements for Childcare
Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
Alabama | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or physician or lab documented disease history |
Alaska | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
American Samoa | Not required |
Arizona | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
Arkansas | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or verbal history of disease documented on record |
California | 1 dose (ages 18 months-4 years) or physician documented disease history |
Colorado | 1 dose (by age 15 months) or health care provider documented history of disease |
Connecticut | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or proof of immunity |
Delaware | Required (age appropriate) |
District of Columbia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or positive varicella disease history |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Florida | 1 dose or history of disease from physician or parent recall |
Georgia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) |
Guam | Not required |
Hawaii | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year and by age 19 months) or documented history of disease |
Idaho | Not required |
Illinois | 1 dose (if over age 2 years) |
Indiana | 1 dose or parent or physician document history of disease |
Iowa | 1 dose or reliable history of natural disease |
Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
Kentucky | 1 dose (if > age 19 months to < age 7 years) |
Louisiana | Required |
Maine | Required (age appropriate) or physician documented history |
Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
Maryland | 1 dose (after age 1 year) |
Massachusetts | 1 dose (age 19 months or older) or physician-certified proof of immunity |
Michigan | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
Minnesota | 1 dose (age 18 months or older) |
Mississippi | 1 dose (after age 1 year) |
Missouri | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
Montana | 1 dose |
N. Mariana Islands | 1 dose |
Nebraska | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease from physician or parent |
Nevada | Not required |
New Hampshire | 1 dose (at age 19 months) |
New Jersey | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
New Mexico | 1 dose (at age 16-19 months) or proof of immunity |
New York | 1 dose or documented history of disease |
North Carolina | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease, if born on or after 04/01/2001 |
North Dakota | 1 dose (age appropriate) or documented proof of immunity |
Ohio | Not required (recommended) |
Oklahoma | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or parental history of disease |
Oregon | 1 dose or parent-signed history of disease |
Palau | Did not report requirements |
Pennsylvania | Required (age appropriate) or history of disease |
Puerto Rico | 2 doses (if born after 1997; dose 2 at age 4 years) or proof of immunity |
Rhode Island | Required (age appropriate) or proof of immunity |
South Carolina | Required (age appropriate) |
South Dakota | Not required (recommended) |
Tennessee | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or a history of disease provided by parent or physician |
Texas | 1 dose (age appropriate; on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
Utah | Not required |
Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
Virginia | 1 dose (no earlier than age 1 year) or documented proof of immunity |
Washington | 1 Dose |
West Virginia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
Wisconsin | 1 dose (ages 2-4 years) or prior history of disease |
Wyoming | Not required |
Varicella
2007-2008 Requirements for Kindergarten
Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
Alabama | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or physician or lab documented disease history |
Alaska | Not required |
American Samoa | Not required |
Arizona | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
Arkansas | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or verbal history disease documented on record |
California | 1 dose or physician documented disease history |
Colorado | 2 doses or health care provider documented history of disease |
Connecticut | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or proof of immunity |
Delaware | 1 dose |
District of Columbia | 1 dose (at age 1 year) or positive varicella disease history |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Florida | 1 dose or history of disease (physician diagnosed or parental recall) |
Georgia | 2 Doses |
Guam | Not required |
Hawaii | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
Idaho | Not required |
Illinois | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) |
Indiana | 1 dose or parent or physician documented history of disease |
Iowa | 1 dose or reliable history of natural disease |
Kansas | 2 doses (after age 1 year) |
Kentucky | 1 dose or previous history of disease |
Louisiana | Required |
Maine | 1 dose or physician documented history |
Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
Maryland | 1 dose |
Massachusetts | Required or physician-certified proof of immunity |
Michigan | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or history of disease |
Minnesota | Required or history of disease |
Mississippi | 2 doses (after age 1 year) |
Missouri | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
Montana | Not required |
N. Mariana Islands | 1 dose |
Nebraska | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease from physician or parent |
Nevada | Required (new school entrants) |
New Hampshire | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or history of disease reported by parent or health care provider |
New Jersey | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
New Mexico | Required or proof of immunity |
New York | 1 dose or documented history of disease |
North Carolina | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease, if born on or after 04/01/2001 |
North Dakota | 1 dose (age appropriate) or documented proof of immunity |
Ohio | 1 dose (progressive requirement each year) |
Oklahoma | 1 dose (on or after the age 1 year) or parental history of disease |
Oregon | 1 dose or parent-signed history of disease |
Palau | Did not report requirements |
Pennsylvania | Required (age appropriate) or history of disease |
Puerto Rico | 2 doses (if born after 1997; dose 2 at age 4 years) or proof of immunity |
Rhode Island | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or proof of immunity |
South Carolina | 2 doses (age appropriate) |
South Dakota | 2 doses (after age 1 year) or parental history of disease |
Tennessee | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease provided by parent or physician |
Texas | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
Utah | Required |
Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
Virgin Islands | 2 doses |
Virginia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented proof of immunity |
Washington | Required (age appropriate) |
West Virginia | Not required |
Wisconsin | 1 dose or prior history of disease |
Wyoming | Not required |
Varicella
2007-2008 Requirements for Middle School
Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
Alabama | Required (grades 5-7 entry requirement; yearly grade increase until 2013) or physician or lab diagnosed disease history |
Alaska | Not required |
American Samoa | Not required |
Arizona | Not Required (grade 7 entry requirement in 2008) or documented history of disease |
Arkansas | Required (grade 7 only); 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (at least 28 days after dose 1, if age 13 years or older) or verbal history of disease |
California | Required (only for children who entered CA schools on or after July 1, 2001) |
Colorado | 1 dose (grades 2-8) or health care provider documented history of disease |
Connecticut | 1 dose (grade 7 entry if < age 13 years); 2 doses (4 weeks apart for age 13 years and older); or must show proof of immunity |
Delaware | Not required (grade 6 will begin in 2009) |
District of Columbia | 1 dose (at age 1 year); 2 doses (if dose 1 at age 13 years or older); or positive varicella disease history |
Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
Florida | Not required |
Georgia | Required (for all entrants into grade 6) |
Guam | Not required |
Hawaii | 1 dose (grade 7 entry and new entrants to HI schools); 2 doses (if dose 1 dose is on or after age 13 years); or documented history of disease |
Idaho | Not required |
Illinois | Not required |
Indiana | Not required |
Iowa | Not required |
Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
Kentucky | Not required |
Louisiana | Required (new entrants only) |
Maine | 1 dose (if < age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years or older); or physician documented history |
Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
Maryland | Required (K-grade 10) |
Massachusetts | 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years or older); or physician-certified proof of immunity |
Michigan | 1 dose (between ages 1-13 years); 2 doses (28 days apart if dose 1 is on or after age 13 years); or history of disease |
Minnesota | Required (grade 7 only) or history of disease |
Mississippi | Not required |
Missouri | Not required |
Montana | Not required |
N. Mariana Islands | 2 doses |
Nebraska | 1 dose (age 13 years or under); 2 doses (over age 13 years); or history of disease from physician or parent |
Nevada | Required (new school entrants) |
New Hampshire | 1 dose (before grade 6) or history of disease from parent or health care provider |
New Jersey | 1 dose (if born on or after 1/1/1998; new entrants or transfers to NJ schools) or documented proof of immunity |
New Mexico | Not required |
New York | 1 dose (for grade 6 if born on or after 1/1/1994) or documented history of disease |
North Carolina | Required or documented history of disease |
North Dakota | Not required |
Ohio | Not required |
Oklahoma | 1 dose (after age 1 year for grades K-7) or parental documentation of history of disease |
Oregon | Required or parent-signed history of disease |
Palau | Did not report requirements |
Pennsylvania | Required (age appropriate for grade 7) or history of disease |
Puerto Rico | 2 doses (if born after 1997; dose 2 at age 4 years) or proof of immunity |
Rhode Island | Required or proof of immunity |
South Carolina | Not required |
South Dakota | Not required |
Tennessee | Not required |
Texas | 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years and over) or documented history of disease |
Utah | 1 dose or history of disease |
Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
Virginia | Not required |
Washington | 1 dose |
West Virginia | Not required |
Wisconsin | 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years or older); or prior history of disease |
Wyoming | Not required |