15-871. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. " Documentary proof" means written evidence that a pupil has been immunized or has laboratory evidence of immunity that conforms with the standards promulgated pursuant to section 15-872.

2. " Dose" means the number in a series of immunizations that may be prescribed pursuant to section 36-672.

3. " Health agency" means a local health department or similar governmental agency established pursuant to the laws of another state or country and its officers and employees.

4. " Homeless pupil" means a pupil who has a primary residence that is:

(a) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations.

(b) An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized.

(c) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for, human beings.

5. " Immunization" means the process of inoculation with a specific antigen to promote antibody formation in the body.

6. " Immunized" means the required initial immunization and boosters or reimmunization prescribed pursuant to section 36-672.

7. " Laboratory evidence of immunity" means written evidence of serologic confirmation of the presence of specific antibodies against an immunization-preventable disease that is signed by a physician or an authorized representative of a health agency.

8. " Local health department" means a local health department established pursuant to title 36, chapter 1, article 4.

9. " Physician" means a person licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 17 or 29 or a person licensed to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine under the laws of another state or country.

10. " Pupil" means a person who is eligible to receive instruction at a school and includes pre-kindergarten age children receiving either services for children with disabilities or day care on a school campus otherwise exempt from day care rules pursuant to section 36-884.

11. " Registered nurse practitioner" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-1601.

12. " School" means a public, private or parochial school that offers instruction at any level or grade through twelfth grade, except for day care facilities regulated pursuant to title 36, chapter 7.1.

13. " School administrator" means the principal or person having general daily control and supervision of the school or that person's designee.

14. " Suspension" or " suspended" means:

(a) For a pupil attending a public school, the temporary withdrawal of the privilege of attending school pursuant to section 15-843.

(b) For a pupil attending a private or parochial school, the temporary withdrawal of the privilege of attending school pursuant to the policies and procedures of the private or parochial school.