State Information
Hepatitis A Prevention Mandates
An empty box in this table indicates a "NO" answer
State Mandate? Target group Implementation date
Alabama         
Alaska yes Daycare, Head Start, K-12 07/01
Arizona yes Daycare and Head Start in Maricopa County 1/19/99
Arkansas         
California         
Colorado         
Connecticut         
Delaware         
Dist of Columbia         
Florida         
Georgia yes Target Daycare enrollees born on/after 1/1/06 7/1/07
Hawaii         
Idaho         
Illinois         
Indiana         
Iowa         
Kansas         
Kentucky         
Louisiana         
Maine         
Maryland         
Massachusetts         
Michigan         
Minnesota         
Mississippi         
Missouri yes Foodhandlers & restaurant workers in St. Louis County 6/16/99
      Foodhandlers in city of St. Louis 8/99
Montana         
Nebraska         
Nevada yes Foodhandlers and daycare enrollees in Clark County 1999
      K-12, new enrollees only 7/1/02
New Hampshire         
New Jersey         
New Mexico yes K-1, selected counties only 9/1/02
New York         
North Carolina         
North Dakota         
Ohio         
Oklahoma yes Daycare, Head Start, K-4 and 7-11 (will expand to K-12 in 2003-04) 1998
Oregon         
Pennsylvania         
Rhode Island         
South Carolina         
South Dakota         
Tennessee yes Daycare enrollees in Shelby County 1996
Texas yes Daycare and Head Start enrollees statewide; K-12 enrollees born after 9/1/92 in 39 counties along TX/Mexico border 9/1/05; Border counties: 8/1/99 and 8/1/00
Utah yes Kindergartners only 7/1/02
Vermont         
Virginia         
Washington         
West Virginia         
Wisconsin         
Wyoming         
This document was reviewed on June 23, 2008
* Reference period used to determine need for recommendation: 1987-1997 reported cases to National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System as referenced in "Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the ACIP." MMWR 1999;48(RR-12)
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This page was updated on June 26, 2008
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