Section 694.200  Medical Exemption

a)         A student may be exempted from one or more of the specific immunization requirements specified in this Part upon acceptance by the designated record keeping office of a written statement by a physician indicating the nature and probable duration of the medical condition or circumstances that contraindicates those immunizations, identifying the specific vaccines that could be detrimental to the student's health.

b)         Female students may be granted temporary exemption from immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella under subsection (a) if pregnancy or suspected pregnancy is certified by a written physician's statement.

c)         If a student is on an approved schedule of receipt for any required vaccine, the student will be granted temporary medical exemption for the duration of the approved schedule.

d)         If a student's medical condition or circumstances later permit immunization, the exemptions granted under subsection (a), (b) or (c) shall terminate and the student shall be required to obtain the immunizations from which the student has been exempted.

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 10715, effective July 21, 2016)