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Immunizations
The Wyoming homeschool law does not mention shots.The school shot law covers any child attending a public or private school.That means kindergarten through 12th grade, full or part time.The state shot rules also cover school activities and licensed child care.
You do. 1.Keep the shot record at home.2.Joining a school, a school activity or child care?Give the record or an approved waiver within 30 days of the first day.A waiver is a paper that excuses your child from a shot.Ask for a waiver early. The state posts no wait time.
Source. wyoleg.gov, health.wyo.gov, edu.wyoming.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
Religious Waiver Request (form IMM-003), Wyoming Department of Health Immunization Unit, or a signed parent statement. The state publishes the form. How long it lasts: No end date or renewal is stated in the law, the state rules, the health department page or the form. A waiver does not cover a shot added to the list later. That needs a new request. Open the form
Source. wyoleg.gov, health.wyo.gov
You do
The paper
The shot record from the doctor's office or the health department.
The state says
You do
You do
Source. health.wyo.gov
Playing turns on the shot rule, and the state rules say the same waivers work; bring the shot record or the approved waiver.
Can my child play? See the full guideThe state says. The state health department says no Wyoming law sets college shot rules.Each college sets its own.The University of Wyoming asks for proof of MMR before class sign-up.MMR is the measles, mumps and rubella shot.This is for students born after 1956 who take classes on campus.Its religious exemption form must be notarized.A notary is an official who watches you sign.
You do. Before a college class, ask the college what shot record it wants.Keep its answer in writing.
Where. The college door in the Academic Planner
Source. health.wyo.gov, uwyo.edu, wyoleg.gov
The state says. Child care the state certifies has its own shot law.It covers children over 18 months old.They need shots the same way school children do.The same two waivers work there.
You do. Give the child care the shot record or the approved waiver.Do it within 30 days of the first day.
Source. wyoleg.gov, health.wyo.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 Wyoming'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.
The paper
Medical Waiver Request (form IMM-003), Wyoming Department of Health Immunization Unit, or a signed physician statement. The state publishes the form. How long it lasts: No end date or renewal is stated in the law, the state rules, the health department page or the form. A waiver does not cover a shot added to the list later. That needs a new request. Open the form
Source. wyoleg.gov, health.wyo.gov