The parent/guardian must take the Approved form to the child's school. If approved, the parent/guardian will receive two copies of the original form with a clear “Approved” box checked, a signature from an officer of the Department, and an expiration date. Once a completed, notarized, original Certificate of Exemption Form is filed with the Department of Health, the Department has up to sixty days to notify the parent/guardian if the request is approved or denied. The law does not grant immunization exemptions for philosophical or personal reasons. The form requires a statement of the religious reasons for requesting to have a child exempted from immunization. If there is a religious reason for exempting, the child's parent/guardian must ask an officer of the church to write a letter on your behalf stating that you are a member of the church, and the church uses prayer or spiritual means alone for healing or if access to a church officer is not possible, then the child's parent/guardian must complete the Certificate of Exemption Form. If there is a medical reason for exempting, a signed medical exemption must be obtained from a duly-licensed physician attesting that the required immunization(s) would endanger the life of the child. The two exemptions are medical or religious. The New Mexico Immunization Exemption Statute (24-5-3) allows only two types of exemptions for children seeking exemption from required immunizations to enter school, childcare or pre-school. School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2024-2025 (Spanish)Įxemptions from School and Daycare Immunization Requirements.School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2024-2025 (English).Upcoming School Immunization Requirements 2024-2025
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Therefore, children 6 to 18 months must have 2 doses of polio vaccine, not 3 as stated on the New Mexico Immunization Requirements. The ACIP schedule allows for the third dose to be given between 6 and 18 months of age. Most infants receive the third dose of polio vaccine at their 6-month visit however, some providers administer the third dose as late as 18 months. The New Mexico Childcare/Pre-school/School Entry Immunization Requirements for 2018-19 have an inconsistency with the ACIP Childhood Immunization Schedule.
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