Varicella
2007-2008 Requirements for Childcare
| Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
| Alabama | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or physician or lab documented disease history |
| Alaska | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| American Samoa | Not required |
| Arizona | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| Arkansas | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or verbal history of disease documented on record |
| California | 1 dose (ages 18 months-4 years) or physician documented disease history |
| Colorado | 1 dose (by age 15 months) or health care provider documented history of disease |
| Connecticut | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or proof of immunity |
| Delaware | Required (age appropriate) |
| District of Columbia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or positive varicella disease history |
| Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
| Florida | 1 dose or history of disease from physician or parent recall |
| Georgia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) |
| Guam | Not required |
| Hawaii | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year and by age 19 months) or documented history of disease |
| Idaho | Not required |
| Illinois | 1 dose (if over age 2 years) |
| Indiana | 1 dose or parent or physician document history of disease |
| Iowa | 1 dose or reliable history of natural disease |
| Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
| Kentucky | 1 dose (if > age 19 months to < age 7 years) |
| Louisiana | Required |
| Maine | Required (age appropriate) or physician documented history |
| Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
| Maryland | 1 dose (after age 1 year) |
| Massachusetts | 1 dose (age 19 months or older) or physician-certified proof of immunity |
| Michigan | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
| Minnesota | 1 dose (age 18 months or older) |
| Mississippi | 1 dose (after age 1 year) |
| Missouri | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
| Montana | 1 dose |
| N. Mariana Islands | 1 dose |
| Nebraska | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease from physician or parent |
| Nevada | Not required |
| New Hampshire | 1 dose (at age 19 months) |
| New Jersey | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| New Mexico | 1 dose (at age 16-19 months) or proof of immunity |
| New York | 1 dose or documented history of disease |
| North Carolina | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease, if born on or after 04/01/2001 |
| North Dakota | 1 dose (age appropriate) or documented proof of immunity |
| Ohio | Not required (recommended) |
| Oklahoma | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or parental history of disease |
| Oregon | 1 dose or parent-signed history of disease |
| Palau | Did not report requirements |
| Pennsylvania | Required (age appropriate) or history of disease |
| Puerto Rico | 2 doses (if born after 1997; dose 2 at age 4 years) or proof of immunity |
| Rhode Island | Required (age appropriate) or proof of immunity |
| South Carolina | Required (age appropriate) |
| South Dakota | Not required (recommended) |
| Tennessee | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or a history of disease provided by parent or physician |
| Texas | 1 dose (age appropriate; on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| Utah | Not required |
| Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
| Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
| Virginia | 1 dose (no earlier than age 1 year) or documented proof of immunity |
| Washington | 1 Dose |
| West Virginia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
| Wisconsin | 1 dose (ages 2-4 years) or prior history of disease |
| Wyoming | Not required |
Varicella
2007-2008 Requirements for Kindergarten
| Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
| Alabama | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or physician or lab documented disease history |
| Alaska | Not required |
| American Samoa | Not required |
| Arizona | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| Arkansas | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or verbal history disease documented on record |
| California | 1 dose or physician documented disease history |
| Colorado | 2 doses or health care provider documented history of disease |
| Connecticut | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or proof of immunity |
| Delaware | 1 dose |
| District of Columbia | 1 dose (at age 1 year) or positive varicella disease history |
| Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
| Florida | 1 dose or history of disease (physician diagnosed or parental recall) |
| Georgia | 2 Doses |
| Guam | Not required |
| Hawaii | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| Idaho | Not required |
| Illinois | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) |
| Indiana | 1 dose or parent or physician documented history of disease |
| Iowa | 1 dose or reliable history of natural disease |
| Kansas | 2 doses (after age 1 year) |
| Kentucky | 1 dose or previous history of disease |
| Louisiana | Required |
| Maine | 1 dose or physician documented history |
| Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
| Maryland | 1 dose |
| Massachusetts | Required or physician-certified proof of immunity |
| Michigan | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or history of disease |
| Minnesota | Required or history of disease |
| Mississippi | 2 doses (after age 1 year) |
| Missouri | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease |
| Montana | Not required |
| N. Mariana Islands | 1 dose |
| Nebraska | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease from physician or parent |
| Nevada | Required (new school entrants) |
| New Hampshire | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or history of disease reported by parent or health care provider |
| New Jersey | 1 dose (on or after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| New Mexico | Required or proof of immunity |
| New York | 1 dose or documented history of disease |
| North Carolina | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease, if born on or after 04/01/2001 |
| North Dakota | 1 dose (age appropriate) or documented proof of immunity |
| Ohio | 1 dose (progressive requirement each year) |
| Oklahoma | 1 dose (on or after the age 1 year) or parental history of disease |
| Oregon | 1 dose or parent-signed history of disease |
| Palau | Did not report requirements |
| Pennsylvania | Required (age appropriate) or history of disease |
| Puerto Rico | 2 doses (if born after 1997; dose 2 at age 4 years) or proof of immunity |
| Rhode Island | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or proof of immunity |
| South Carolina | 2 doses (age appropriate) |
| South Dakota | 2 doses (after age 1 year) or parental history of disease |
| Tennessee | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or history of disease provided by parent or physician |
| Texas | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented history of disease |
| Utah | Required |
| Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
| Virgin Islands | 2 doses |
| Virginia | 1 dose (after age 1 year) or documented proof of immunity |
| Washington | Required (age appropriate) |
| West Virginia | Not required |
| Wisconsin | 1 dose or prior history of disease |
| Wyoming | Not required |
Varicella
2007-2008 Requirements for Middle School
| Project |
Dosage Requirements and Comments |
| Alabama | Required (grades 5-7 entry requirement; yearly grade increase until 2013) or physician or lab diagnosed disease history |
| Alaska | Not required |
| American Samoa | Not required |
| Arizona | Not Required (grade 7 entry requirement in 2008) or documented history of disease |
| Arkansas | Required (grade 7 only); 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (at least 28 days after dose 1, if age 13 years or older) or verbal history of disease |
| California | Required (only for children who entered CA schools on or after July 1, 2001) |
| Colorado | 1 dose (grades 2-8) or health care provider documented history of disease |
| Connecticut | 1 dose (grade 7 entry if < age 13 years); 2 doses (4 weeks apart for age 13 years and older); or must show proof of immunity |
| Delaware | Not required (grade 6 will begin in 2009) |
| District of Columbia | 1 dose (at age 1 year); 2 doses (if dose 1 at age 13 years or older); or positive varicella disease history |
| Federated States/Micronesia | Did not report requirements |
| Florida | Not required |
| Georgia | Required (for all entrants into grade 6) |
| Guam | Not required |
| Hawaii | 1 dose (grade 7 entry and new entrants to HI schools); 2 doses (if dose 1 dose is on or after age 13 years); or documented history of disease |
| Idaho | Not required |
| Illinois | Not required |
| Indiana | Not required |
| Iowa | Not required |
| Kansas | Not required (recommended) |
| Kentucky | Not required |
| Louisiana | Required (new entrants only) |
| Maine | 1 dose (if < age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years or older); or physician documented history |
| Marshall Islands | Did not report requirements |
| Maryland | Required (K-grade 10) |
| Massachusetts | 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years or older); or physician-certified proof of immunity |
| Michigan | 1 dose (between ages 1-13 years); 2 doses (28 days apart if dose 1 is on or after age 13 years); or history of disease |
| Minnesota | Required (grade 7 only) or history of disease |
| Mississippi | Not required |
| Missouri | Not required |
| Montana | Not required |
| N. Mariana Islands | 2 doses |
| Nebraska | 1 dose (age 13 years or under); 2 doses (over age 13 years); or history of disease from physician or parent |
| Nevada | Required (new school entrants) |
| New Hampshire | 1 dose (before grade 6) or history of disease from parent or health care provider |
| New Jersey | 1 dose (if born on or after 1/1/1998; new entrants or transfers to NJ schools) or documented proof of immunity |
| New Mexico | Not required |
| New York | 1 dose (for grade 6 if born on or after 1/1/1994) or documented history of disease |
| North Carolina | Required or documented history of disease |
| North Dakota | Not required |
| Ohio | Not required |
| Oklahoma | 1 dose (after age 1 year for grades K-7) or parental documentation of history of disease |
| Oregon | Required or parent-signed history of disease |
| Palau | Did not report requirements |
| Pennsylvania | Required (age appropriate for grade 7) or history of disease |
| Puerto Rico | 2 doses (if born after 1997; dose 2 at age 4 years) or proof of immunity |
| Rhode Island | Required or proof of immunity |
| South Carolina | Not required |
| South Dakota | Not required |
| Tennessee | Not required |
| Texas | 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years and over) or documented history of disease |
| Utah | 1 dose or history of disease |
| Vermont | Not required (recommended) |
| Virgin Islands | Required (age appropriate following ACIP recommendations) |
| Virginia | Not required |
| Washington | 1 dose |
| West Virginia | Not required |
| Wisconsin | 1 dose (before age 13 years); 2 doses (age 13 years or older); or prior history of disease |
| Wyoming | Not required |
