Vacunas
Montana
Updated: Abril 21, 2005
Contact Information
Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
PO Box 202951
Helena, 59604
Phone: (406) 444-5580
Fax: (406) 444-1861
Website
Vaccine Requirements for the State of Montana
Vaccine requirements may be relaxed or eliminated in some regions and/or states due to shortages in the manufacture of some vaccines. Please contact your healthcare provider, or your local public health department for more information.
| Vaccine | Age/Grade | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, Seventh Grade | Day Care, Head Start- 4 doses before age 4; + 1 dose after age 4
K-12- 4 doses, 1 dose after 4th birthday; 3 doses Td if started after age 7 2005-2006 school year: 11 years old or older entering seventh grade, proof of booster dose of tetanus/diphtheria (TD) within the last five years. Students entering seventh grade before 11th birthday, TD booster dose if not received since their 7th birthday. |
| Hepatitis A | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Hepatitis B | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 - Born on or after 1/1/95: 3 doses |
| Hib | Day Care, Head Start | Day Care, Head Start- 2-3 months: 1 dose due. 4-59 months, 2nd dose due. At least one dose must be given after 12 months of age. |
| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | Day Care, Head Start, K-12, College/University | Day Care, Head Start, K-12- 1 dose after 1st birthday, due by 16 months.
2005-2006 school year: Children entering Kindergarten or first grade (for those who did not go to Kindergarten) will need evidence of 2 doses of MMR after 1st birthday. College, University- MMR, 2nd dose measles required for all enrollees: MMR is required for full time enrollees born after 1957 7-12 - Required at age 13-MMR required prior to entry |
| Meningococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Pneumococcal | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
| Polio | Day Care, Head Start, K-12 | Day Care, Head Start- Age appropriate (means that the number of doses of a vaccine a child should have received is dependent upon the child’s age, and this defined by CDC at www.cdc.gov/nip)
K-12- 3 doses, last dose after 4th birthday |
| Varicella | None/No Requirements | None/No Requirements |
