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Immunizations
No, not for a child taught only at home.The home school law does not mention shots.The shot rule is for enrolling in a public or private school.Filing the notice excuses your child from enrolling.
You do. 1.File the notice with your school district.2.Keep the district's letter back.3.Keep the shot record with it, if you have one.
Source. leg.state.nv.us
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
Preschool-12th Grade Religious Immunization Exemption Certificate, from the Nevada State Immunization Program. The state publishes the form. How long it lasts: Annual, on the enrollment schedule of the school district, charter school or private school. Open the form
Source. leg.state.nv.us, dpbh.nv.gov
You do
The paper
The shot record from the doctor's office or the health department.
The state says
You do
The paper
Preschool-12th Grade Medical Immunization Exemption Certificate, signed by an MD, DO or advanced practice registered nurse and by the parent or guardian. A doctor signs it. How long it lasts: None stated in the rules; for a short-term reason the form takes an end date. Open the form
You do
Source. leg.state.nv.us, dpbh.nv.gov
The sports law does not mention shots; ask the district in writing if it wants a shot record or exemption.
Can my child play? See the full guideThe state says. Nevada's health rules cover the state's public colleges and universities, and private colleges.A student must show proof of shots for tetanus, diphtheria, measles, mumps and rubella.A freshman under 23 also needs a meningitis shot.The two big state universities want one meningitis dose at 16 or older.An exemption goes on the state's form.A religious one is handed in every year.A student who takes classes only online is exempt.
You do. 1.Before your child registers, send the college the shot record.2.Or get the state exemption form from the college system's forms page.3.Send it to the office the college names.
Where. The college door in the Academic Planner
Source. leg.state.nv.us, unlv.edu, unr.edu
The state says. Yes. Child care asks for a shot record before a child starts.The two exemptions are religious and medical.Both go on the state's form.Hand in the religious one at least once a year, or sooner if the center renews sooner.A family that does not yet live in the county may get a 15-day start, if the shot history can't be checked right away.The family shows proof it does not live in the county yet.Then a paper from a doctor or health officer is due within 15 days. It says the shots are done or started.
You do. 1.Give the center the shot record or the exemption form before the first day.2.If your child starts on a 15-day pass, mark the 15th day on the calendar.3.Hand in a new religious form at least once a year.
Source. leg.state.nv.us, dpbh.nv.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 Nevada's own law on October 20, 2026.
Unverified. Nevada's own statute site returns only headings, so the sections were read on nevada.public.law, a copy. Check each line against leg.state.nv.us.
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. leg.state.nv.us, dpbh.nv.gov