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Immunizations
The home school law does not mention shots.The state's shot rule names public schools, private schools and childcare centers.A child taught only at home is not in that list.
You do. 1.Keep each child's shot record at home.2.Before a child starts childcare, a private school or a public school, choose shots or an exemption.3.For an exemption, apply to the state health department first.It answers within 10 working days of a complete application.
Where. Keep the records
The law allows each choice below. Read what each one covers.
An exemption is a paper that says a shot rule does not apply to this person.
The state says
You do
The paper
Arkansas Immunization Exemption Application. The state publishes the form. A notary has to witness it. Finish the state's education class first. It has to be written again every year. Open the form
Source. law.justia.com, healthy.arkansas.gov, onlineimmunizationexemption.adh.arkansas.gov
The state says
You do
The paper
Arkansas Immunization Exemption Application. The state publishes the form. A notary has to witness it. Finish the state's education class first. It has to be written again every year. Open the form
Source.
You do
The paper
The shot record from the doctor's office or the health department.
The state says
You do
The paper
You do
Source. healthy.arkansas.gov, law.justia.com, law.cornell.edu
The sports law names no shot rule; if the athletic office wants a shot record, give it or apply for the exemption before the season.
Can my child play? See the full guideThe state says. Every student at an Arkansas college must have measles, mumps and rubella shots, or an exemption.College students use a separate exemption form.It is also signed in front of a notary, each school year.The college form does not say if it covers high school students in college classes.
You do. 1.Ask the college registrar in writing if the rule covers your dual enrollment student.Dual enrollment means a high school student taking college classes.2.If yes and you are declining, get the college exemption form.3.Sign it in front of a notary and send it to the state health department.
Where. The college door in the Academic Planner
Source. healthy.arkansas.gov, onlineimmunizationexemption.adh.arkansas.gov
The state says. The shot rule names childcare centers, like daycare and preschool.All three exemptions work there.One state form covers childcare and pre-K through 12th grade.
You do. 1.Fill out this year's exemption form and mark childcare or preschool.2.Sign it in front of a notary.3.Send it to the state health department.4.Give a copy of the approval letter to the childcare director. Keep the original.
Source. law.justia.com, healthy.arkansas.gov
The state says. The immunization record for each person, or the written exemption, belongs in the same folder as the rest of the school records.
You do. Keep the record, or the exemption, with everything else the state asks you to keep.
Where. Keep the records
Checked against Arkansas's own law on October 20, 2026.
Unverified. The statute text was read on Justia, a copy, not on the General Assembly's own site. Check 6-18-702 there.
Everywhere in America
Where a shot record actually gets asked for, and where it does not.
Before any shot, what federal law already gives you
This is a summary of public law, not legal advice. Requirements change, so always check your state's own page before you rely on it.
Arkansas Immunization Exemption Application. The state publishes the form. A notary has to witness it. Finish the state's education class first. It has to be written again every year. Open the form