Immunization Laws

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Florida Statutes

Reportable Diseases

Title XXIX, Chapter 381.0031 Public Health: General Provisions; Report of diseases of public health significance to department

Title XXIX, Chapter 384.25 Sexually Transmissible Diseases; Reporting required

School Entry Requirements, Including Required Immunizations

Title XLVIII, Chapter 1003.22(4) Public K-12 Education; School-entry health examinations; immunization against communicable diseases; exemptions; duties of Department of Health

Title XLVIII, Chapter 1002.23(7)(e) Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices; Family and School Partnership for Student Achievment Act

Title XLVIII, Chapter 1002.42(6) Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices; Private Schools, Immunizations

Immunization Registry

Title XXIX, Chapter 381.003 Communicable disease and AIDS prevention and control

Postsecondary Educational Institutions

Title XLVIII, Chapter 1006.69 Vaccination against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B

Influenza and Pneumococcal Prevention

Hospitals

Title XXIX, Chapter 381.005(2) Public Health: General Provisions; Primary and preventive health services

Nursing Homes

Title XXIX, Chapter 400.141(22-24) Administration and management of nursing home facilities

Pharmacists

Title XXXII, Chapter 465.189 Administration of influenza virus immunizations

Florida Administrative Code

Reportable Diseases

64D-3.029 Diseases or Conditions to be Reported [DOC 291 KB]

64D-3.040(7) Procedures for Control of Specific Communicable Diseases. Perinatal Hepatitis B [DOC 38 KB]

School Entry Requirements, Including Required Immunizations

64D-3.046 Immunization Requirements:  Public and Nonpublic Schools, Grades Preschool, Kindergarten Through 12, and Adult Education Classes [DOC 37 KB]

64F-6.002(1)(e) School Health Services Program [DOC 23 KB]

65C-20.001(1)(a) Family Day Care Standards and Large Family Child Care Homes - Health Records [DOC 30 KB]

65C-22.004(1)(d) Health Related Requirements. Outbreaks [DOC 33 KB]

65C-22.006(1)(c) Record Keeping [DOC 36 KB]

Federal Law

National Vaccine Program Office Immunization Laws

TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

Subchapter XIX Vaccines

Part 1 - National Vaccine Program

• 300aa-1 Establishment
• 300aa-2 Program Responsibilities
• 300aa-3 Plan
• 300aa-4 Repealed
• 300aa-5 National Vaccine Advisory Committee
• 300aa-6 Authorization of Appropriations

Part 2 - National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Subpart A - Program Requirements

• 300aa-10 Establishment of Program
• 300aa-11 Petitions for Compensation
• 300aa-12 Court Jurisdiction
• 300aa-13 Determination of Eligibility and Compensation
• 300aa-14 Vaccine Injury Table
• 300aa-15 Compensation
• 300aa-16 Limitations of Action
• 300aa-17 Subrogation
• 300aa-19 Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines

Subpart B - Additional Remedies

• 300aa-21 Authority to Bring Actions
• 300aa-22 Standards of Responsibility
• 300aa-23 Trial

Subpart C - Assuring a Safer Childhood Vaccination Program in the United States

• 300aa-25 Recording and Reporting of Information
• 300aa-26 Vaccine Information
• 300aa-27 Mandate for Safer Childhood Vaccines
• 300aa-28 Manufacturer Recordkeeping and Reporting

Subpart D - General Provisions

• 300aa-31 Citizen's Actions
• 300aa-32 Judicial Review
• 300aa-33 Definitions
• 300aa-34 Termination of Program

TITLE XIX--GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SECTION 1928 - PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PEDIATRIC VACCINES

Chapter 42 U.S.C. 1396s] (a) Establishment of Program