(1) All children residing in the foster home under 12 years of age shall be immunized in accordance with the following standards:

 

Vaccine		Dosages Required by Age
Polio		Each child must receive at least three doses of polio vaccine, one of which is administered after age four.
DTP or DTaP		Each child must receive at least four doses of DTP or DTaP (diptheria, tetanus, and pertussis) vaccines by age four and one dose of Dtap after age four but before age seven, unless a licensed health care provider has issued a medical exemption for the pertussis portion of the DTP or DTaP vaccine. If a medical exemption has been issued for pertussis, the child must receive at least four doses of DT vaccine or a combination of four doses of DT, DTP, and DTaP vaccines before age four and one dose of the DT vaccine after age four but before age seven.
		Because neither DTP nor DTaP vaccines are recommended or required for a child older than age seven, a child in the foster home age seven or older who has not received the four doses of DTaP or DTP vaccinations described above must receive a Td vaccine (tetanus and diptheria vaccine intended for persons seven years of age or older) as soon as possible and must then receive sufficient additional Td doses to reach a minimum of three doses of any combination of DTP, DTaP, DT, or Td containing vaccine.
Hib		Each child must receive one dose of Hib vaccine (Haemophiles influenza type B) disease on or after the child's first birthday. However, an Hib vaccination is not recommended or required for a child age five or older who has not previously received one.
Td		Each child in the foster home must receive a Td (tetanus diptheria containing vaccine intended for children younger than seven years of age) booster shot unless the child has had a DTP, DTaP, DT, or Td shot within the previous five years or the child received a Td shot at seven years of age or older.

   

(2) The immunization history may be recorded on the Montana Certificate of Immunization form provided by the department or a physician or clinic may provide immunization record which includes:

(a) the name of the physician or clinic;

(b) the name and birth date of the child; and

(c) the date and type of immunization.

(3) The immunization information is to be kept on file in both the foster home and the licensing file.