Hepatitis B (Hep B)
2005-2006 Requirements for Childcare
| Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
| Alabama | Not required |
| Alaska | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| American Samoa | 3 doses (ages birth, 1, and 6 months: infants of carrier mothers); 1 dose (age 12 months: infants of non-carrier mothers) |
| Arizona | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| Arkansas | Required (age appropriate) |
| California | 3 doses |
| Colorado | 3 doses (dose 1 by age 4 months, dose 2 by age 6 months, dose 3 by age 24 months) |
| Connecticut | 3 doses (age appropriate before age 18 months) |
| Delaware | Required (age appropriate) |
| District of Columbia | Required (age appropriate intervals: dose 3 at or after age 6 months) |
| Florida | Not required |
| Georgia | Required (age appropriate) |
| Guam | 1 dose (must receive all follow-up immunizations needed to complete the series) |
| Hawaii | 3 doses (age appropriate before age 18 months) |
| Idaho | 3 doses |
| Illinois | 3 doses |
| Indiana | 3 doses |
| Iowa | 3 doses |
| Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
| Kentucky | Required (age appropriate) |
| Louisiana | Required (age appropriate) |
| Maine | Required (age appropriate) |
| Maryland | Required (age appropriate) |
| Massachusetts | 3 doses |
| Michigan | 3 doses (age appropriate before age 15 months) |
| Minnesota | Not required |
| Mississippi | Not required |
| Missouri | Required |
| Montana | Not required |
| N. Mariana Islands | 3 doses |
| Nebraska | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| Nevada | Not required |
| New Hampshire | Required (age appropriate) |
| New Jersey | Not required |
| New Mexico | 3 doses (by age 6 months) |
| New York | 3 doses |
| North Carolina | 3 doses |
| North Dakota | Not required |
| Ohio | 3 doses |
| Oklahoma | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| Oregon | 1 dose (required to enter, must be up to date for continued attendance) |
| Pennsylvania | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| Puerto Rico | Required (age appropriate) |
| Rhode Island | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| South Carolina | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| South Dakota | Not required (recommended) |
| Tennessee | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| Texas | Required (age appropriate) |
| Utah | Not required |
| Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
| Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
| Virginia | Required |
| Washington | 3 doses (> age 5 months); 2 doses (ages 3-4 months) |
| West Virginia | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| Wisconsin | 2 doses (ages 5-23 months); 3 doses (ages 2-4 years) |
| Wyoming | 3 doses |
Hepatitis B (Hep B)
2005-2006 Requirements for Kindergarten
| Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
| Alabama | Not required |
| Alaska | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| American Samoa | 3 doses |
| Arizona | 3 doses |
| Arkansas | 3 doses |
| California | 3 doses |
| Colorado | 3 doses |
| Connecticut | 3 doses |
| Delaware | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| District of Columbia | 3 doses (age appropriate intervals: dose 3 at age 6 months or older) |
| Florida | 3 doses |
| Georgia | 3 doses |
| Guam | 1 dose (for school entry, but must receive all follow-up immunizations needed to complete the series) |
| Hawaii | 3 doses |
| Idaho | 3 doses |
| Illinois | Not required |
| Indiana | 3 doses |
| Iowa | 3 doses |
| Kansas | 3 doses |
| Kentucky | Required (completion of series) |
| Louisiana | Required |
| Maine | Not required |
| Maryland | 3 doses |
| Massachusetts | 3 doses |
| Michigan | 3 doses |
| Minnesota | 3 doses |
| Mississippi | 3 doses |
| Missouri | 3 doses |
| Montana | Not required |
| N. Mariana Islands | 3 doses |
| Nebraska | 3 doses |
| Nevada | 3 doses (new school entrants) |
| New Hampshire | 3 doses |
| New Jersey | 3 doses |
| New Mexico | 3 doses |
| New York | 3 doses |
| North Carolina | 3 doses |
| North Dakota | 3 doses |
| Ohio | 3 doses |
| Oklahoma | 3 doses |
| Oregon | 3 doses |
| Pennsylvania | 3 doses |
| Puerto Rico | 3 doses |
| Rhode Island | 3 doses |
| South Carolina | 3 doses |
| South Dakota | Not required (3 doses recommended) |
| Tennessee | 3 doses |
| Texas | 3 doses |
| Utah | 3 doses |
| Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
| Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
| Virginia | 3 doses |
| Washington | 3 doses |
| West Virginia | Not required |
| Wisconsin | 3 doses |
| Wyoming | 3 doses |
Hepatitis B (Hep B)
2005-2006 Requirements for Middle School
| Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
| Alabama | Not required |
| Alaska | 3 doses (age appropriate) |
| American Samoa | 3 doses |
| Arizona | 3 doses (or 2-dose adolescent series) |
| Arkansas | 2-3 doses (grade 7 and transfer students) |
| California | 3 doses |
| Colorado | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years if given approved Merck's 2-dose -Recombivax, 1.0cc) |
| Connecticut | 1 dose (grade 7 entry); 3 doses (grade 8 entry) |
| Delaware | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years) |
| District of Columbia | 3 doses (age appropriate intervals with the 3rd dose at age 6 months or older) |
| Florida | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years) |
| Georgia | 3 doses |
| Guam | 3 doses |
| Hawaii | 3 doses |
| Idaho | 3 doses (if born after 11/22/1991) |
| Illinois | 3 doses (grade 5; progressive requirement) |
| Indiana | Not required |
| Iowa | 3 doses |
| Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
| Kentucky | Required (completion of series) |
| Louisiana | Required (new entrants only) |
| Maine | Not required |
| Maryland | Not required |
| Massachusetts | 3 doses |
| Michigan | 3 doses (grade 6 entry or new entrant to the school district) |
| Minnesota | 3 doses (grade 7 only) |
| Mississippi | Not required |
| Missouri | 3 doses |
| Montana | Not required |
| N. Mariana Islands | 3 doses |
| Nebraska | 3 doses (grade 7 entry and transfer students) |
| Nevada | 3 doses (new school entrants) |
| New Hampshire | 3 doses (if born on or after 01/01/1993) |
| New Jersey | 3 doses (or alternatively 2 doses between the ages 11-15 years) |
| New Mexico | 3 doses (2 dose option for ages 11-15 years only) |
| New York | 3 doses (2 doses acceptable for ages 11-15 years) |
| North Carolina | Not required |
| North Dakota | Not required |
| Ohio | Required (grade 7 entry) |
| Oklahoma | 2-3 doses (depending on vaccine used) |
| Oregon | 3 doses (2 doses if dose 1 on or after age 11 years and dose 2 at least 4 months later) |
| Pennsylvania | 3 doses (grade 7 entry) |
| Puerto Rico | 3 doses |
| Rhode Island | Required |
| South Carolina | 3 doses |
| South Dakota | Not required |
| Tennessee | 3 doses |
| Texas | 3 doses |
| Utah | Required (beginning 2006-2007 school year) |
| Vermont | Required |
| Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
| Virginia | Required (complete series prior to grade 6 entry) |
| Washington | 3 doses (through grade 8) |
| West Virginia | Not required |
| Wisconsin | 3 doses |
| Wyoming | 3 doses |
