Del Mar College 2012-2013 Catalog

STUDENT RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, SAFETY Extension For Submission Of Meningitis Vaccination Documentation Students can be granted an extension for submission of their documentation, not to exceed the 10th day of classes, under justifiable circumstances. Students must download the DMC Meningitis extension waiver at www.delmar.edu/meningitis and submit this document to the DMC Student Enrollment Center if additional time is required for the student to submit proof of a meningitis vaccination.

Meningitis Vaccination Exemptions Students, or the parent or guardian of a student, may also pursue a meningitis vaccination exemption based on either a medical exemption or a conscientious exemption. Students must download the DMC meningitis vaccination exemption form online at www.delmar.edu/meningitis and submit the required documentation to the DMC Student Enrollment Center as follows: 1. Medical reasons: A student must provide a signed certificate or affidavit from a physician duly registered and licensed to practice medicine in the United States that states the vaccination would be injurious to the student’s health and well-being.

2. Conscientious exemption: Students must provide an affidavit stating that the student declines the meningitis vaccination due to reasons of conscience, including a religious belief. For students 18 years and older, this document can be found on the Del Mar College website by visiting www.delmar.edu/meningitis and clicking on THECB Vaccination Exemption Form Due to Reasons of Conscience (THECB MCV4 Affidavit) and submitting this form to the Student Enrollment Center.

Students younger than 18 years of age pursuing the conscientious exemption must complete a conscientious objection form from the Texas Department of State Health Services available at www.dshs.state.tx.us. Students who are required to utilize the Texas Department of State Health Services form are advised that it may take up to two weeks to receive the required form from the Texas Department of State Health Services. As such, students younger than 18 years of age who believe they may be eligible for a conscientious exemption, and who intend on pursuing the exemption, are strongly advised to request the form at the earliest possible date possible prior to the date by which proof of meningitis vaccination must be provided.

Consultation with a Physician Students are advised of the importance of consulting with a physician about the need for the immunization against bacterial meningitis to prevent the disease.

Additional Information For additional information please contact the Del Mar College Student Enrollment Center at 361-698-1290, by email at enroll@delmar.edu or in person at the Student Enrollment Center located in Harvin Center Room 127. Students may also visit www.delmar.edu/meningitis to learn more about SB 1107 and the meningitis requirement or to access exemption forms.

Additional Immunizations Senate Bill 1517 (effective Fall 1991) gives Texas institutions of higher education the option of requiring you to prove that you have been adequately immunized for diphtheria, rubeola, rubella, mumps, tetanus and poliomyelitis prior to admission.

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