Section 120396 Of Chapter 1.7. Meningococcal Immunization From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.7.
120396
. Each degree-granting public postsecondary educational
institution that provides on-campus housing in the state shall,
beginning with the 2002-03 school year, do all of the following:
(a) Provide information on meningococcal disease developed
pursuant to Section 120395 to each incoming freshman who has been
accepted for admission to the postsecondary educational institution
and who will be residing in on-campus housing. The information shall
include a response form with space in which to indicate that the
incoming freshman has received the information about meningococcal
disease and the availability of the vaccine to prevent one from
contracting the disease. The form shall include space for the
incoming freshman to indicate whether or not he or she has chosen to
receive the vaccination, and a space for his or her signature.
(b) Require each incoming freshman to return to the postsecondary
educational institution a form with a response as to whether the
person received the information, and whether or not the person
chooses to receive the vaccination.
(c) Maintain the completed forms received from students in accord
with the institution's health care records policy.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
postsecondary educational institution to provide the vaccination to
the students.