S.B. 381 Summary

• Requires children enrolled in licensed child day-care centers, type A family day-care homes, and licensed type B family day-care homes to provide written proof of immunization against 14 specified diseases within 30 days of enrollment and every 13 months thereafter.

• Specified diseases include chicken pox, diphtheria, haemophilus influenza type b, hepatitis A and B, influenza, measles, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, poliomyelitis, rotavirus, rubella, and tetanus.

• Exempts children from immunization requirements if a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant certifies that immunization is medically contraindicated, not age-appropriate, or that parents declined vaccination for reasons of conscience including religious convictions.

• For influenza specifically, exempts children if the seasonal vaccine is unavailable.

• Integrates immunization requirements into existing child care facility licensing rules for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.