15-871. Definitions


In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Documentary proof" means written evidence that a pupil has been immunized or
has laboratory evidence of immunity that conforms with the standards promulgated pursuant
to section 15-872.


2. "Dose" means the number in a series of immunizations that may be prescribed
pursuant to section 36-672.


3. "Health agency" means a local health department or similar governmental agency
established pursuant to the laws of another state or country and its officers and
employees.


4. "Homeless pupil" means a pupil who has a primary residence that is:


(a) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide
temporary living accommodations.


(b) An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to
be institutionalized.


(c) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular
sleeping accommodation for, human beings.


5. "Immunization" means the process of inoculation with a specific antigen to
promote antibody formation in the body.


6. "Immunized" means the required initial immunization and boosters or
reimmunization prescribed pursuant to section 36-672.


7. "Laboratory evidence of immunity" means written evidence of serologic
confirmation of the presence of specific antibodies against an immunization-preventable
disease that is signed by a physician or an authorized representative of a health agency.


8. "Local health department" means a local health department established pursuant
to title 36, chapter 1, article 4.


9. "Physician" means a person licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 17 or 29
or a person licensed to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine under the laws of
another state or country.


10. "Pupil" means a person who is eligible to receive instruction at a school and
includes pre-kindergarten age children receiving either services for children with
disabilities or day care on a school campus otherwise exempt from day care rules pursuant
to section 36-884.


11. "Registered nurse practitioner" has the same meaning prescribed in section
32-1601.


12. "School" means a public, private or parochial school that offers instruction at
any level or grade through twelfth grade, except for day care facilities regulated
pursuant to title 36, chapter 7.1.


13. "School administrator" means the principal or person having general daily
control and supervision of the school or that person's designee.


14. "Suspension" or "suspended" means:


(a) For a pupil attending a public school, the temporary withdrawal of the
privilege of attending school pursuant to section 15-843.


(b) For a pupil attending a private or parochial school, the temporary withdrawal
of the privilege of attending school pursuant to the policies and procedures of the
private or parochial school.