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kindergarten through twelve, students must have a total of two doses of measles vaccine, two doses of mumps vaccine, one dose of rubella vaccine and a total of two doses of varicella vaccine. (e) Children attending any childcare facility must show evidence of protection against pneumococcal disease. (f) Children born on or after January 1, 2006 who are attending any childcare facility or school must have proof of protection against hepatitis A disease (vaccination or serology). (g) Requirements for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccines may be waived with serologic proof of immunity. Requirements for varicella vaccine may be waived also with a healthcare provider diagnosis of varicella disease or healthcare provider verification of history of varicella disease. (h) Effective July 1, 2014, children born on or after January 1, 2002 who are attending seventh grade, and children who are new entrants into a Georgia school in grades eight through twelve, must have received one dose of Tdap vaccine. (i) Effective July 1, 2014, children born on or after January 1, 2002 who are attending seventh grade, and children who are new entrants into a Georgia school in grades eight through twelve, must have received one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine. (j) Effective July 1, 2020, children sixteen years of age and older who are attending eleventh grade must receive a booster dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine, unless their initial dose was administered on or after their sixteenth birthday.

[ ] Not applicable. iv. All CCDF-eligible license-exempt center care. Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in all CCDF-eligible license-exempt center care and are found in Health & Safety Standards for License-Exempt Providers Receiving Subsidy. C. Children’s Records (2) Requires the Program Staff to maintain a file for each child that includes evidence of age-appropriate immunizations or a signed affidavit against such immunizations for each child enrolled in the Program on a form approved by the Department, and to allow no child to continue enrollment in the Program for more than 30 days without such evidence.

CAPS Policy Manual 6.6(1-5) Child’s Immunization Requirements (1) Current immunizations are required for children to receive CAPS. (2) A Certificate of Immunization is not required to be present in the CAPS record for children enrolled in school settings, children receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or children receiving care in licensed child care providers since these requirements are already met based on school/licensing and TANF requirements. (3) A Certificate of Immunization is required to be kept in the CAPS case record for all non-school aged children who are receiving care through an informal provider. (4) Families may receive an additional 45 calendar days to verify