Illinois School Health Requirements
NOTICE: Illinois children entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2002
will be required to receive a vaccination against chicken pox (varicella) or
provide proof of having had the disease. State law does provide exemptions
from the immunization requirements for religious or medical reasons.
I. Physical Examination Required for Those Entering:
-preschool
programs
-kindergarten
-grade 5
-grade 9
II. Dental Examination:
-Required for
students entering Kindergarten, Second, and Sixth grades. (Click
here for a printable copy of this form.)
III. Immunizations:
DPT:
-Basic series required
-Booster required after age 4
DT:
-Booster required every 10 years
-Usually at entry to grade 9
Polio:
-Basic series required
-Booster required after age 4
MMR:
-2 required
- #1 after age 12 months
- #2 usually after age 4 (but must be no less than one month after #1)
HiB (Hemophilus
influenza type B):
-required for all students 2 years of age or older in a school operated program
below kindergarten level
Hepatitis B
(series of 3):
-required for all students 2 years of age or older in a school operated program
below kindergarten level
-required for all students entering grade 5 in the Fall of 2002
Lead
Assessment:
-required for children through age 6