State Varicella Vaccine Requirements for Childcare and School (Kg–Gr 12)

Requirements are current as of March 2023

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States requiring one or more doses of varicella vaccine for childcare and school (Kg-Gr 12)

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An empty box in this table indicates a “NO” answer

State	Childcare		Kg–Gr 6		Gr 7-12
	Varicella vaccine requirement?	Date implemented	Varicella vaccine requirement?	Date implemented	Varicella vaccine requirement?	Date implemented
Alabama	yes	9/2000	yes	9/2001†	yes	9/2000
Alaska	yes	7/2001	yes	7/2009
Arizona	yes	9/2005	yes	9/2005†	yes	9/2005†
Arkansas	yes	3/2000	yes	9/2000	Gr 7	9/2000
California	yes	7/2001	yes	7/2001	yes
Colorado	yes	7/2000	yes	7/2000	yes	2006
Connecticut	yes	2/2000	yes	8/2000	yes	8/2000
Delaware	yes	9/2002	yes	9/2003†	yes	SY 2009–10†
Dist. of Columbia	yes	1997	yes	1997†	yes	1997†
Florida	yes	7/2001	yes	SY 2001–02†	yes
Georgia	yes	8/2000	yes	8/2000	yes	8/2001
Hawaii	yes	7/2002	yes	7/2002	yes	7/2002
Idaho	yes	4/2011	yes	9/2011
Illinois	yes	7/2002	yes	7/2002†	yes	SY 2008–09
Indiana	yes	1/2003	yes	SY 2004–05	yes
Iowa	yes	1/2004	yes	1/2004	yes	SY 2009–10
Kansas	yes	9/2009	yes	9/2004†	yes	SY 2010–11
Kentucky	yes	8/2001	yes	8/2001	yes	SY 2009–10
Louisiana	yes	9/2003	yes	9/2003	yes	9/04†
Maine	yes	11/2002	yes	9/2003†	yes	SY 2006–07†
Maryland	yes	2000	yes	2001†	yes	SY 2006–07†
Massachusetts	yes	1999	yes	1999†	yes	1999 prog†
Michigan	yes	1/2000	yes	9/2002	yes	9/2002
Minnesota	yes	9/2004	yes	9/2004	yes	9/2004
Mississippi	yes	SY 2002–03	yes	SY 2002–03
Missouri	yes	7/2001	yes	SY 2005–06	Gr 7	SY 2011–2012
Montana	yes	2015	yes	SY 2015–16	yes	SY 2015–16
Nebraska	yes	2/2004	yes	7/2004†	yes	7/2004†
Nevada	yes	10/2007	yes	7/2003
New Hampshire	yes	1/2003	yes	SY 2003–04	Gr 6	SY 2003–04
New Jersey	yes	9/2004†	Kg, Gr1	9/2004	born on/after 1/1/1998†
New Mexico	yes	9/2000	yes	9/2002†	yes	2008
New York	yes	8/1999	born on/after 1/1/1998	9/2003	yes	1/2005
North Carolina	yes	4/2002 for children born on/after 4/1/2001	yes	2006	yes	2012
North Dakota	yes	1/2004	yes	9/2004	Gr 6†	2010
Ohio	yes	3/2015	yes	SY 2006–07	yes	SY 2006–2007
Oklahoma	yes	1998	yes	1998†	yes	2004†
Oregon	yes	9/2000	yes	9/2000	yes	9/2000
Pennsylvania	yes	1997	yes	SY 2002–03	yes	SY 2002–03
Rhode Island	yes	1999	yes	1999†	yes	SY 1999–00
South Carolina	yes	9/2000	yes	SY 2001–02	yes	2007†
South Dakota	yes	2016	yes	7/2000
Tennessee	yes	1999	yes	7/2002	yes	7/2010
Texas	yes	2000	yes	2000	yes	2000
Utah	yes	7/2008	yes	2002†	yes	5/2007
Vermont	yes	4/2011	yes	8/2008	yes	8/2008
Virginia	yes	7/1999	yes	7/1999	yes	7/1999
Washington	yes	7/2006	yes	7/2006**	yes	7/2008
West Virginia	yes	1/2000	yes	SY 2008–09
Wisconsin	yes	SY 2001–02†	yes	SY 2001–02†	yes	SY 2004–05†
Wyoming	yes	SY 2010–11	yes	SY 2010–11	yes	SY 2010–11

†Signifies progressive implementation to add 1 additional grade each year

**WA children age 4 years on 9/01 of the school year attending preschool or transitional kindergarten must have 2 doses

Varicella second dose requirements by state

An empty box in this table indicates a “NO” answer

State	Second dose requirement
	Is dose #2 required?	Who is covered?	Required if 1st dose given at age 13 years or older?	Date implemented
Alabama	yes		yes	9/2000
Alaska	yes	Kg–Gr 6		7/2009
Arizona	yes		yes	SY 2005–06
Arkansas	yes	Kg–Gr 12		9/2014
California	yes	see footnote*	yes	2019
Colorado	yes	Kg†	yes	SY 2007–08
Connecticut	yes	Kg, Gr 7		SY 2011–12
Delaware	yes	Kg, new enrollees in Gr 1–6		SY 2008–09
Dist. of Columbia	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2008–09
Florida	yes	Kg†		SY 2008–09
Georgia	yes	Kg, Gr 6; new enrollees in Kg–Gr 12		7/2007
Hawaii	yes		yes	7/2002
Idaho	yes	childcare – all enrollees, school – born on/after 9/1/2005		childcare – 4/2011, school – SY 2011–13
Illinois	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2014–15
Indiana	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2013–14
Iowa	yes	Kg		SY 2009–10
Kansas	yes	childcare, Kg–Gr 10†		SY 2009–10
Kentucky	yes	childcare, Kg, Gr 6		SY 2011–12
Louisiana	yes	childcare, Kg, Gr 6 **		SY 2009–10
Maine	yes	yes	yes	SY 2020–21
Maryland	yes	Kg–Gr 9	yes	SY 2023–24
Massachusetts	yes	Kg–Gr 12		9/2011
Michigan	yes	Kg, Gr 7, & any new school district entrant		1/2010
Minnesota	yes	Kg, Gr 7		SY 2009–10
Mississippi	yes	childcare – age 4 through 6yrs; Kg–Gr 12 – new enrollees		SY 2009–10
Missouri	yes	Kg†		SY 2010–11
Montana	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2015–16
Nebraska	yes	Kg–Gr 12		7/2011
Nevada	yes	childcare, Kg–Gr 12		Kg – SY 2011–12, childcare & Kg–Gr 12 – 6/2018
New Hampshire	yes	Kg. Gr 1† & 6†		SY 2009–10
New Jersey
New Mexico	yes	Kg†		SY 2008–09
New York	yes	Kg–Gr 12		7/2014
North Carolina	yes	new enrollees on/after 7/1/2015		7/2015
North Dakota	yes	Kg†		SY 2008–09
Ohio	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2010–11
Oklahoma
Oregon	yes	age 13 yrs & older	yes	9/2000
Pennsylvania	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2011–12
Rhode Island		Kg†, Gr 7†		8/2009
South Carolina	yes	Kg†		SY 2014–15
South Dakota	yes	Kg		SY 2007–08
Tennessee	yes	Kg–Gr 12		10/2019
Texas	yes	Kg–Gr 12		SY 2016–17
Utah	yes	Kg, Gr 7		SY 2015–16
Vermont	yes	Kg, Gr 7		8/2008
Virginia	yes	Kg		3/2010
Washington	yes	pre–K–Gr 12		pre–K: 8/2022, Kg: 7/2008, Gr 9–12: 7/2016
West Virginia	yes	Kg		8/2008
Wisconsin	yes	Kg†, Gr 6† & 12		SY 2008–09
Wyoming	yes	childcare, Kg–Gr 12		SY 2010–11

†Signifies progressive implementation to add 1 additional grade each year

*LA – requirement also extends to students age 11 or 12 years in grades other than 6th

**WA children age 4 years on 9/01 of the school year attending preschool or transitional kindergarten must have 2 doses

These tables were compiled by Immunize.org using information provided by state health departments. If you have updated information concerning these tables, please call (651) 647-9009 or email admin@immunize.org.