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In North Dakota, shot papers go inside your homeschool filing.Every year, for each child, you must file the shot record or exemption.File it with your school district.The Statement of Intent form asks for it too.
You do. 1.Each year, attach the shot record to your Statement of Intent.Or attach a signed SFN 16038, the state's shot exemption form.2.File it with your district.
Source. ndlegis.gov,
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
Certificate of Immunization and/or Exemption, SFN 16038. The state publishes the form. How long it lasts: The form does not state an end date. Open the form
Source. ndlegis.gov, hhs.nd.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 and/or Exemption, SFN 16038. The state publishes the form. How long it lasts: The form does not state an end date. Open the form
Source. ndlegis.gov,
You do
Source. nd.gov, ndlegis.gov
The district already has the shot record from your home education filing, so nothing new is needed; in an outbreak, exemptions can be paused.
Can my child play? See the full guideThe state says. The state shot law covers schools, day cares, child care, Head Start, and nursery schools.It does not cover colleges.Colleges follow the rules of the North Dakota University System.The University of North Dakota says every student must show proof of required shots.Or the student must ask for an approved exemption.It allows medical, belief, and distance learning exemptions.
You do. Check the college's student health page for its shot rules.Then file its own exemption request instead of SFN 16038.
Where. The college door in the Academic Planner
Source. ndlegis.gov, und.edu
The state says. The state shot law covers day cares, child care, Head Start, and nursery schools, along with schools.A child must be up to date on shots within 30 days of enrolling.Or the child must claim an exemption.If not, the child is kept out.During an outbreak, children without shots can be kept out of day care too.
You do. On the first day, give the child care director a filled in SFN 16038.The doctor part or the belief part must be signed.
Source. ndlegis.gov, hhs.nd.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 North Dakota's own law on October 19, 2026.
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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.