Home / Official Guidance / State Policies / Vaccine-Specific Requirements and Exemptions / Hepatitis B Vaccine Requirements for Childcare and School (Kg–Gr 12) 2023

Hepatitis B Vaccine Requirements for Childcare and School (Kg–Gr 12)

Requirements are current as of March 2023

Download U.S. map of hepatitis B reqts for childcare/school

An empty box in this table indicates a “NO” answer

State	HepB vaccine requirement?	Childcare requirement? (date implemented)	Elementary school (Kg–Gr 6) requirement? (date implemented)	Middle/secondary school (Gr 7–12) requirement? (date implemented)
Alabama
Alaska	yes	2001	2001	2001
Arizona	yes	1997	1997	2000
Arkansas	yes	2000	2000	2000
California	yes	1997	1997	1999
Colorado	yes	1997	1997	1997
Connecticut	yes	1995	1996	2000
Delaware	yes	1999	1999	1999
Dist of Columbia	yes	1997	1997†	1997†
Florida	yes	yes	1998†	1997†
Georgia	yes	1997	1997
Hawaii	yes	1998	1998	7/2002
Idaho	yes	1995	1995	children born after 11/22/1991
Illinois	yes	1997	1997†	1997†
Indiana	yes		1999	6/2005
Iowa	yes		1999	yes
Kansas	yes	9/2009	9/2004	SY 2009–10
Kentucky	yes	1998	1998	2001
Louisiana	yes	1998	1998	SY 2009–10
Maine	yes	11/2002
Maryland	yes	2000	2001†	2007†
Massachusetts	yes	1993	1996	1999†
Michigan	yes	1997	2001	2002
Minnesota	yes	9/2014	2000	2001
Mississippi	yes	yes	1999	yes
Missouri	yes	1995	SY 1997–98†	SY 1999–2000†
Montana	yes	6/2018
Nebraska	yes	2/2004	1999†	2000†
Nevada	yes	10/2007	7/2002
New Hampshire	yes	1996	1/1993	1/1993
New Jersey	yes		2001	2004
New Mexico	yes	2000	9/2002	1999
New York	yes	1995	1998	2000
North Carolina	yes	1994	1999	9/2005
North Dakota	yes		SY 2000–01†	yes
Ohio	yes	1999	1999	2006
Oklahoma	yes	1999	1998†	1997†
Oregon	yes	1998	1998	2000
Pennsylvania	yes	1994	1997	2002
Rhode Island	yes	1998	1999	2000
South Carolina	yes	1994	1998	1998
South Dakota	yes	longstanding
Tennessee	yes	1999	1999	7/2002
Texas	yes	1998	1998	2000
Utah	yes	7/2008	1999†	yes
Vermont	yes	3/2011	8/2008	1999†
Virginia	yes	1994	1994	2001
Washington	yes	1997†	1997†	7/2008†
West Virginia	yes	2000	2008
Wisconsin	yes	1997	1997	1997†
Wyoming	yes	1999	1999	1998

† Signifies progressive implementation to add 1 additional grade each year

This table was compiled by Immunize.org using information provided by state health departments. If you have updated information concerning this table, please call (651) 647-9009 or email admin@immunize.org.