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Memorandum June 6, 2016 TO: FROM: Diana Walsh-Reuss, Ed.D. Associate Superintendent Steven A. Hovey Chief Personnel Officer Division of Personnel Services Division of Children and Family Services and Division of Student Programs and Services SUBJECT: SB792: Immunization Requirements for Employees Under the new law, SB792, effective September 1, 2016, employees working in day care centers, preschools, and home day cares, are required to be immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Children in this young age range do not have fully developed immune systems and as such, it is required by law that individuals working with students in these environments are fully immunized to protect the students from life-threatening complications from many diseases. Under SB792, employees working in these programs will be required to furnish proof that they have been fully immunized for Pertussis (Whopping Cough) and Measles. Please be advised that employees born prior to 1957 are exempt from the Measles vaccine. Additionally, employees will be required to furnish proof of the annual influenza vaccination between August and December of each school year. By August 1, 2016 the following information needs to be provided to Personnel Services as part of your ongoing employment similar to the regular TB (Tuberculosis) tests: 1. A copy of your immunization record documenting Pertussis and Measles vaccines; or 2. A signed letter from a licensed physician documenting your immunity to Pertussis and Measles; or 3. A signed letter from a licensed physician declaring that immunization is unsafe for you due to a physical condition or medical circumstance. Additionally, between August 1, 2016 and December 1, 2016, and then annually thereafter, you will need to provide: 1. Documentation of influenza vaccination or a written statement that you have declined the influenza vaccine.

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Page 1: SB 792 Immunization Requirements for Employees · 6/6/2016  · forma similar a la prueba de tuberculosis (TB), como parte de su continuidad de empleo: 1. Una copia de su registro

Memorandum

June 6, 2016

TO:

FROM: Diana Walsh-Reuss, Ed.D.

Associate Superintendent

Steven A. Hovey

Chief Personnel Officer

Division of Personnel Services Division of Children and Family Services and

Division of Student Programs and Services

SUBJECT: SB792: Immunization Requirements for Employees

Under the new law, SB792, effective September 1, 2016, employees working in day care centers,

preschools, and home day cares, are required to be immunized against influenza, pertussis, and

measles. Children in this young age range do not have fully developed immune systems and as such, it

is required by law that individuals working with students in these environments are fully immunized to

protect the students from life-threatening complications from many diseases.

Under SB792, employees working in these programs will be required to furnish proof that they have

been fully immunized for Pertussis (Whopping Cough) and Measles. Please be advised that employees

born prior to 1957 are exempt from the Measles vaccine. Additionally, employees will be required to

furnish proof of the annual influenza vaccination between August and December of each school year.

By August 1, 2016 the following information needs to be provided to Personnel Services as part of

your ongoing employment similar to the regular TB (Tuberculosis) tests:

1. A copy of your immunization record documenting Pertussis and Measles vaccines; or

2. A signed letter from a licensed physician documenting your immunity to Pertussis and

Measles; or

3. A signed letter from a licensed physician declaring that immunization is unsafe for you due to a

physical condition or medical circumstance.

Additionally, between August 1, 2016 and December 1, 2016, and then annually thereafter, you will

need to provide:

1. Documentation of influenza vaccination or a written statement that you have declined the

influenza vaccine.

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SB792: Immunization Requirements for Employees Memo

June 6, 2016

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The required documentation may be dropped off or mailed to:

Personnel Services

Riverside County Office of Education

3939 Thirteenth Street

P.O. Box 868

Riverside, CA 92502-0868

Please do not mail original documents.

Or the documentation may be scanned and emailed to Personnel Services. Please email the required

documentation to Sylvia Gardner at [email protected].

Employees may be vaccinated in a variety of ways including:

1. Contacting your primary physician, or

2. Contacting your local health department (www.cdph.ca.gov); or

3. Contacting private providers offering vaccines to the public (www.vaccines.gov)

4. Contacting one of the various clinics included as an attachment to this letter.

Please note that any cost incurred for the vaccine is the responsibility of the individual. Should you

have any questions specific to immunizations, please contact Leticia Saldana, Coordinator, Health

Services, at (951) 826-4543.

Should you have any questions regarding required documentation for SB792, please contact the

Personnel Services Office at (951) 826-6666.

Thank you for complying with SB792 and helping to keep our children and community healthy.

SAH:DWR:ds

Attachment: List of Clinics

c: Personnel file

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Memorandum

6 de junio de 2016

A:

DE: Diana Walsh-Reuss, Ed.D.

Associate Superintendent

Steven A. Hovey

Chief Personnel Officer

Division of Personnel Services Division of Children and Family Services and

Division of Student Programs and Services

ASUNTO: SB792: Requerimientos de inmunización de empleados

En conformidad con la nueva ley SB792, a partir del 1 de septiembre de 2016, a los empleados que

trabajen en centros de cuidado, preescolares y hogares de cuidado se les exigirá estar inmunizados

contra la influenza, pertussis y sarampión. Los niños de tan pequeña edad no tienen sistemas

inmunológicos completamente desarrollados y por ello, la ley exige que los individuos que trabajen

con estudiantes en este ambiente estén totalmente inmunizados para proteger a los estudiantes de

complicaciones de estas enfermedades que pongan en riesgo sus vidas.

En conformidad con la SB792, a los empleados que trabajen en estos programas se les exigirá un

comprobante de haber sido totalmente inmunizados contra la pertussis (tos ferina) y sarampión. Favor

de tener en cuenta que los empleados nacidos antes de 1957 están exentos de la vacuna del sarampión.

Además, a los empleados se les exigirá entregar un comprobante de vacunación anual contra la

influenza entre agosto y diciembre de cada año.

Para el 1 de agosto de 2016, la siguiente información debe entregarse a Servicios de Personal, de

forma similar a la prueba de tuberculosis (TB), como parte de su continuidad de empleo:

1. Una copia de su registro de inmunizaciones en el cual se documenten las vacunas de pertussis y

sarampión o

2. Un comprobante firmado por un médico con licencia en el cual se documente su inmunidad a

pertussis y sarampión o

3. Un comprobante firmado por un médico con licencia que declare que la inmunización no es

segura para usted debido a una condición física o estado médico.

Además, entre el 1 de agosto de 2016 y el 1 de diciembre de 2016 y posteriormente cada año, usted

tendrá que proporcionar:

1. Comprobante de la vacuna contra la influenza o una declaración escrita de que usted se ha

negado a recibir la vacuna de la influenza.

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SB792: Memorando del requerimiento de inmunizaciones de empleados

6 de junio de 2016

p. 2

La documentación necesaria debe entregarse o enviarse a:

Personnel Services

Riverside County Office of Education

3939 Thirteenth Street

P.O. Box 868

Riverside, CA 92502-0868

Favor de no enviar por correo los documentos originales.

La documentación también puede ser escaneada y enviada por correo electrónico a Personnel Services.

Favor de enviar la documentación por correo electrónico a Sylvia Gardner a [email protected].

Los empleados pueden ser vacunados de diversas maneras:

1. Comunicándose con su médico de cabecera o

2. Comunicándose con su departamento local de salud (www.cdph.ca.gov) o

3. Comunicándose con proveedores particulares que ofrecen vacunas al público

(www.vaccines.gov)

4. Comunicándose con una de las varias clínicas listadas en el adjunto de este memorando.

Favor de notar que cualquier costo de la vacuna es responsabilidad del individuo. Si tiene preguntas

específicas sobre las inmunizaciones, favor de comunicarse con la enfermera, Leticia Saldaña, al (951)

826-4543.

Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre la documentación necesaria de la ley SB792, favor de comunicarse con

Servicios de Personal al (951) 826-6666.

Muchas gracias por cumplir con la SB792 y por ayudar a mantener sanos a nuestros niños y a nuestra

comunidad.

SAH:DWR:ds

Adjunto: Clinic List

c: Personnel file

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