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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.06.04.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="04" heading="Temporary Admission or Retention.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Subject to the provisions of §B of this regulation, a preschool or school, public or private, shall temporarily admit a student to or retain a student in a preschool or school if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The student is homeless; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The student's parent or guardian is unable to provide proof of immunization pursuant to the requirements of Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In order for a student to be temporarily admitted to or retained in a preschool or school, the student's parent or guardian shall present evidence of the student's appointment with a health care provider or local health department to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Receive a required immunization;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Reconstruct a lost record; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Acquire evidence of age-appropriate immunity on a form provided by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The date of the appointment pursuant to §B of this regulation may not be later than 20 calendar days following the date the student was temporarily admitted or retained.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A preschool or school, public or private, shall exclude from school a student who has been temporarily admitted or retained on the next school day following the appointment date if the student's parent or guardian fails to provide evidence of required immunizations.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>