MO HB705

Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to mandate one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine for children ages 11-12 and one booster dose after age 16 as a school attendance requirement

Allows exemptions from the vaccine requirement for children whose parents or guardians object in writing based on religious beliefs or medical contraindications (with physician statement required for medical exemptions)

Requires public institutions of higher education to mandate meningococcal conjugate vaccine for students residing in on-campus housing, with exemptions available for medical reasons or religious objections

Exempts students from the higher education vaccination requirement upon signed certification by a licensed physician that immunization would endanger health or life, or if student has prior disease documentation or laboratory evidence of immunity

Clarifies that institutions of higher education are not required to provide or pay for vaccinations against meningococcal disease