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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.

v. All CCDF-eligible license-exempt family child care homes. Provide the standard: N/A vi. All CCDF-eligible license-exempt in-home care. Provide the standard: N/A vii. All CCDF-eligible out-of-school programs (afterschool programs, summer camps, day camps, etc.). Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to school-age children in all CCDF-eligible out-of-school programs and are found in Health & Safety Standards for License-Exempt Providers Receiving Subsidy. Out- of-school programs includes (1) day camps and (2) government-owned and operated providers.

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. Families may receive an additional 45 calendar days to verify immunization requirements. The 45 calendar days granted will not postpone the eligibility determination. However, if immunization is not verified by the end of the 45-day period, the child for whom immunization cannot be verified will be determined ineligible for on-going child care assistance.