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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part II – Immunization Required">
  <section prefix="§" num="4-503" heading="Parental responsibility.">
    <text>Except as specified in &lt;cite data-path="|health|§4-506"&gt;§ 4-506 {“Exceptions”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, every parent and guardian must provide for the timely and appropriate immunization of their minor children against all immunization-preventable childhood diseases, as specified by rule or regulation that the  Commissioner adopts under &lt;cite data-path="|health|§2-106"&gt;§ 2-106 {“Rules and regulations”} of this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</text>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §199</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Text Conformed 03/10/21</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">Text conformed to include express cross-reference to § 2-106.  Cf. Editor’s Note to that section.</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="4-504" heading="Scope of enforcement.">
    <text>In enforcing this Part II, each child who is not properly immunized as required is considered a separate offense.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="4-505" heading="Rules and regulations.">
    <text>In adopting rules and regulations under this Part II, the Commissioner must consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="4-506" heading="Exceptions.">
    <text>This Part II does not apply:</text>
    <para num="(1)">to any child whose parent or guardian, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, objects to immunization on the ground that it conflicts with the parent’s or guardian’s bona fide religious beliefs and practices; or</para>
    <para num="(2)">if, because of a child’s medical condition, the administration of an immunizing agent could precipitate a medical emergency.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-548</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§§" num="4-507 to 4-508" reserved="true" />
</baltimore-city-law>
