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Immunizations
The home education law does not mention shots.A separate health law speaks to all parents and legal guardians.It says they shall have their children who live in New Hampshire immunized.Immunized means given the shots that protect against a disease.The law names ten diseases.A school or child care may not take a child without shots or an exemption.A child still catching up on shots may start as state rules allow.An exemption is a paper that excuses your child from a shot.
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Source. bills.nhliberty.org, sau51.org, gc.nh.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
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The paper
New Hampshire Childcare/School Immunization Religious Exemption Form. The state publishes the form. It does not expire. Open the form
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The paper
The shot record from the doctor's office or the health department.
The state says
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The paper
Signed certification from a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician associate. A doctor signs it. How long it lasts: For the length of time the certifying provider states.
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Source. bills.nhliberty.org
The shot law does not say if one class or team counts; bring the shot record or exemption paper in case the school asks.
Can my child play? See the full guideThe state says. The state shot law names schools and child care. It does not name colleges.Each college sets its own shot rules.The University System of New Hampshire asks every degree student for proof before starting.It asks for 2 MMR shots, 2 chickenpox shots, a Tdap shot in the last 10 years, and a meningitis shot within 5 years of starting.A blood test that shows immunity can stand in for the MMR or chickenpox shots.A student who wants an exemption writes to that campus.
You do. Before a dual enrollment or college class, ask that campus health office what it needs.Send the shot record, or write to the campus to ask for an exemption.Wait for the written answer.
The state says. The same shot law covers child care.A child care agency may not take a child without the shots or an exemption.That is true for public and private child care.A child still catching up on shots may start as state rules allow.The state religious form is one form for child care and school.
You do. Give the child care the shot record, the signed religious form, or the medical note.Do it before the first day of care.
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 New Hampshire'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.
Source. bills.nhliberty.org, sau51.org