The Florida Department of Health in Lafayette County School Health Services are provided by a Health Department RN School Health Coordinator and two School Health Support Aides. School Health Services include:

• Medication Administration
• Health Education
• Health Counseling
• Referrals
• Routine Health Screenings
• Nursing Consults with Students and Parents
• Assessments of Illnesses and Injuries
• 4th through 6th Grade Puberty Classes
• 7th through 8th Grade Abstinence Education Classes

Physical Exams- First time entry in Florida Schools (K-12) must have physical examination within past 12 months.  Florida Statute (S.1003.22(1), F.S.)Florida Administrative Code (Chapter 6A-6.024, F.A.C.)

Immunizations- Florida Certification of Immunization, Form 680 must be used for entry and attendance in Florida Schools.  Florida Statute (S.1003.22(4), F.S.)

School Entry Vaccination Requirements Florida Administrative Code (64D-3.046, F.A.C.)

Public/Non-Public Schools Kindergarten through 12th Grade:

• Four or five doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP vaccine)
• Two or three doses of Hepatitis B (Hep B vaccine)
• Three, four or five doses of polio vaccine*
• Two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine
• Two doses of varicella vaccine ** for kindergarten and grades one through five
• One dose of varicella vaccine ** for grades six through twelve

* If the fourth dose of vaccine is administered prior to the fourth birthday, a fifth dose of polio vaccine is required for kindergarten.

** Varicella vaccine is not required if varicella disease is documented by the healthcare provider.

In addition to kindergarten through 12th grade requirements, students must have the following vaccinations:

• One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in grades seven through eleven