(a) Proof of immunization shall be established by a certificate of immunization listing all immunizations which a child has received. Such certificates shall be signed by a physician or a health care provider administering immunizations. Beginning with the 1986 school year, all certificates of immunization shall be on forms furnished by the department of health.
(b) The certificate of immunizations required of any child who has not received all immunizations required by the commissioner of health, under the provisions of § 49-6-5001(a), shall be forwarded to the commissioner. The commissioner shall be responsible for monitoring the health records and notifying the student's legal guardian(s) and the local school system in the case of noncompliance with immunization requirements.
[Acts 1984, ch. 839, § 1.]