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Immunizations
The home study law does not mention shots.The school shot law covers any public or private school program, and child care.It does not name home study programs.No state page says whether a home study program counts.
You do. 1.Nothing to file for your home study program.2.Keep your child's shot record at home.3.Is your child joining a school, pre-K or child care? Get Form 3231 or Form 2208 ready first.
Source. law.justia.com
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
Affidavit of Religious Objection to Immunization, DPH Form 2208. The state publishes the form. A notary has to witness it. It does not expire. Open the form
Source. codes.findlaw.com, law.cornell.edu, dph.georgia.gov
You do
The paper
The shot record from the doctor's office or the health department.
The state says
You do
The paper
Certificate of Immunization, Form 3231, marked medical exemption. A doctor signs it. It has to be written again every year.
You do
Source. law.cornell.edu, dph.georgia.gov, georgia.gov
The sports law is silent on shots, but the required class may count as admission; ask whether the school wants Form 3231 or Form 2208.
Can my child play? See the full guideThe state says. The state's shot certificate rule runs through 12th grade.For public colleges, the Board of Regents sets the base shot rules.The Board of Regents runs Georgia's public university system.One campus, East Georgia State College, wants a shot certificate before the term starts.It allows these exemptions: religious, medical, military and online-only.Other campuses may differ.
You do. 1.Before a dual enrollment class, call the campus health office. Dual enrollment means taking college classes in high school.2.Ask what shot papers it wants.3.Ask how it takes a religious or medical exemption.
Where. The college door in the Academic Planner
Source. dph.georgia.gov, ega.edu
The state says. Yes.Every child in these places needs Form 3231 on file:child care, pre-K, Head Start or a nursery.Or a notarized Form 2208 can take its place.
You do. Before your child starts, give the child care office one paper.It can be Form 3231 from the doctor.Or it can be a notarized Form 2208.
Source. dph.georgia.gov, codes.findlaw.com, law.cornell.edu
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 Georgia's own law on October 20, 2026.
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.