Keeping Georgians Healthy +ISVKME6IKMWXV ]SJ Immunization 8VERWEGXMSRWERH Services (GRITS) 'SQQSR5YIWXMSRW%FSYX+6-87 What is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eorgia Registry Law 3JGMEP'SHISJ+ISVKME'LETXIV )REGXIH%TVMPEWE'LMPHLSSH6IKMWXV] )\TERHIH.YP]EWE&MVXLXS(IEXL6IKMWXV] Key Points In Law %TTPMIWXSEPPTVSZMHIVWEHQMRMWXIVMRK*(%ETTVSZIHZEGGMREXMSRWXSER]MRHMZMHYEPMR+ISVKME 6IUYMVIWTVSZMHIVWXSWYFQMXEGGYVEXIZEGGMREXMSRMRJSVQEXMSRXSXLI6IKMWXV]ZMEXLIETTVSZIH QIXLSHWSJJIVIHF]XLI(ITEV XQIRXSJ4YFPMG,IEPXL+ISVKME-QQYRM^EXMSR3JGI %PPS[WWLEVMRKSJMQQYRM^EXMSR[MXLWGLSSPWGLMPHGEVIJEGMPMXMIWGSPPIKIWERHYRMZIVWMXMIWERH LIEPXLGEVITVSZMHIVW 4VSZMHIWJSVRSXMGEXMSRSJTEVIRXWKYEVHMERW[LIRXLIMVGLMPHWWLSXWEVIHYISVSZIVHYI The goals of the Georgia Immunization Registry are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ow do I register to become a user of GRITS? 8SKEMREGGIWWXSXLIMRJSVQEXMSRGSRXEMRIHMRXLI+6-87W]WXIQ]SYQYWXGSRXEGXXLI+6-87XVEMRMRKGSSVHMREXSV EXSVIQEMPMQQVIK$HLVWXEXIKEYWERHGSQTPIXIERIRVSPPQIRXJSVQEW[IPPEWWYFQMXEWMKRIH WSJX[EVIYWIVEKVIIQIRX3RGI]SYLEZIWYFQMXXIHXLIWMKRIHWSJX[EVIYWIVEKVIIQIRXERHEXXIRHIHE+6-87 XVEMRMRKWIWWMSR]SY[MPPVIGIMZIER3VK'SHI9WIV-(ERHTEWW[SVHXSKEMREGGIWWXSXLIMRJSVQEXMSRGSRXEMRIH [MXLMRXLI+6-87W]WXIQ Is training available for providers? =IW3RGIERSVKERM^EXMSRMWIRVSPPIHMR+6-87XLIXVEMRMRKGSSVHMREXSV[MPPGSRXEGXXLI MQQYRM^EXMSRTVSKVEQGSRWYPXERX -4' JSVXLIMVHMWXVMGXERHEVVERKISRWMXIXVEMRMRKJSVXLI TVSZMHIVWXEJJ How do providers access the Registry? 4VSZMHIVW[MPPFIEFPIXSWYFQMXVIGSVHWXLVSYKLSRISJX[SQIGLERMWQW 1ERYEPIRXV]ZMEEWIGYVI[IFWMXI 6IEPXMQIMRXIVJEGMRK[LMGLMWEYXSQEXIH How soon should providers submit data to the Registry? 8LI+ISVKME(ITEV XQIRXSJ4YFPMG,IEPXLLEWMHIRXMIHGEPIRHEVHE]WEWXLI QE\MQYQXMQIETVSZMHIVMWEPPS[IHXSHIPE]WYFQMXXMRKMQQYRM^EXMSRMRJSVQEXMSR to GRITS. 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How will the Immunization Registry help me? Quick access to client's complete MQQYRM^EXMSRLMWXSV] -QTVSZIHGPMIRXWIVZMGIF]VIHYGMRKSJGIZMWMX[EMXMRKXMQI 4VIZIRXQMWWIHWLSXWHYTPMGEXIWLSXWERHWLSXWKMZIRSYXSJWIVMIW 6IQMRHIV6IGEPPJIEXYVIXSMRJSVQTEVIRXWSJWLSXWHYI 9WIVJVMIRHP]ERHEGGYVEXI%'-4WGLIHYPI[M^EVHGPEVMIWGSQTPI\ MQQYRM^EXMSRWGLIHYPIW 3RIWXSTVIWSYVGIGIRXIVJSVMRJSVQEXMSRSRRI[ZEGGMRIGSQFMREXMSRW 5YMGOERHEGGYVEXITVMRXMRKSJVIUYMVIHWGLSSPHE]GEVIGSPPIKIERHYRMZIVWMX] immunization forms 4VSZMHIXLIEFMPMX]XSTVSGIWWMQQYRM^EXMSRZMEIPIGXVSRMGQIHMGEPVIGSVHTVSXSGSPW ,0*PEX*MPIERH4,-217 :KREHQHWVIURPSDUWLFLSDWLQJLQ*5,76" 4IHMEXVMGMERW *EQMP]TVEGXMXMSRIVW 4LEVQEGMWXWERHTLEVQEG]XIGLRMGMERW -RXIVREPQIHMGMRITL]WMGMERW Immunologists -RLSWTMXEPTVSZMHIVW[LSVIUYIWXMQQYRM^EXMSRWJSV RI[FSVRWSVSXLIVGLMPHVIR 4YFPMGLIEPXLWXEJJ )QIVKIRG]VSSQTL]WMGMERW 1MPMXEV]FEWITL]WMGMERW .YZIRMPIHIXIRXMSRGIRXIVWTVMWSRW 7GLSSPERH'LMPH'EVI*EGMPMXMIWERH-QQYRM^EXMSR6IKMWXVMIW A Partnership for Success The following are true for Georgia schools and child care facilities: Georgia law requires that all children who attend a school must be immunized $OOHQUROOHGFKLOGUHQPXVWKDYHDYDOLG&HUWLFDWHRI,PPXQL]DWLRQ RQOHZLWKWKHVFKRRO 6FKRROVDUHDXGLWHGE\SXEOLFKHDOWKVWDIIHDFK\HDUDQG&HUWLFDWHV must be available for inspection 7GLSSPWERHGLMPHGEVIJEGMPMXMIWEVIVIWTSRWMFPIJSVVITSV XMRKWXYHIRXMQQYRM^EXMSRGSZIVEKI XSXLIMVWXEXIHITEV XQIRXSJLIEPXLEJXIVXLISTIRMRKSJIZIV ]EGEHIQMG]IEV7GLSSPRYV WIW ERHSXLIVGLMPHGEVITIVWSRRIPWTIRHQER]LSYVWVIXVMIZMRKXLMWMRJSVQEXMSR8LSYKL GYVVIRXP]WGLSSPWERHGLMPHGEVIJEGMPMXMIWSRP]LEZIVIEHSRP]EGGIWWXSXLIHEXEEZEMPEFPI in GRITS, it remains an essential tool in facilitating immunization compliance. It also helps TVIZIRXHYTPMGEXMSRSJZEGGMREXMSRW[LIRVIGSVHWLEZIFIIRPSWXSVQMWTPEGIH+6-87MW SJXIROI]XSVIWSPZMRKQER]GSQQSRWXYHIRXMQQYRM^EXMSRMWWYIW[LMGLEVMWIJVSQXLI XLVIIVIUYMVIQIRXWTVIZMSYWP]PMWXIH How will the State Registry GRITS help with school and child care IDFLOLW\FHUWLFDWHV" +6-87EPPS[WWGLSSPWXSEGGIWWXLI6IKMWXV]XSHIXIVQMRIEGLMPHWMQQYRM^EXMSRWXEXYW -REHHMXMSRTVSZMHIVWGERTVMRXYTXSHEXIMQQYRM^EXMSRGIV XMGEXIW JSVQ HMVIGXP] JVSQ+6-87SVMJXLIGLMPHWVIGSVHMWRSXYTXSHEXIXLI]GERTVMRXERMQQYRM^EXMSR RIIHIHJSVQ Rev. 08/01/2012 Georgia Department of Public Health CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION Form 3231 Child's Name (Last name first) (Optional) Parent/Guardian Name (Last name first) Birthdate OR Date of Expiration (Next required immunization or review of medical exemption due.) (Fill in X) Complete For School Attendance Child must be 4 years and have met all requirements for school attendance. The vaccine history section must be filled in. Unless specifically exempted by law, Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 20-2-771) requires a certificate on file for each child in attendance in any school or child care facility in Georgia with penalties for failure to comply. Detailed instructions for this form and immunization requirements by age are spelled out in policy guides 3231INS and 3231REQ distributed by the Georgia Immunization Office. VACCINE DATE DATE DATE DATE DATE DATE MM DD YY MM DD YY MM DD YY MM DD YY MM DD YY MM DD YY Required Vaccines for School or Child Care Attendance DTP, DTaP, DT Td or Tdap Hepatitis B OPV IPV HIB (Under Age 5) PCV (Under Age 5) Measles Mumps Rubella Hepatitis A (Born on/after 1/1/06) Varicella Recommended Vaccines (For Information Only) MCV/MPSV Rotavirus HPV Influenza Td or Tdap (Booster Dose) Notes: A licensed Georgia physician, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Physician Assistant qualified employee of a local Board of Health or the State Immunization Office is responsible for the content and Printed, Typed or certification of this certificate with legible name, address, signature and date of issue . All dates must Stamped Name, include month, day and year. In cases of natural immunity or Medical Exemption, the 4 digit year of infection, test or exemption must be filled in the appropriate box(es). The certificate is NOT valid Address and without name and birthdate of the child, date of expiration OR "X" in Complete for School Attendance box. A school or facility official is responsible for keeping a current valid certificate on file Telephone # of for each child in attendance. A certificate must be replaced within 30 days after expiration. When a Licensed child leaves or transfers to another facility, the Certificate of Immunization should be given to Physician a parent/guardian or sent to the new facility. or Health Department Certified by (Signature) Date of Issue Total Doses Diagnosed Serology + History Med. Exemption Get More Information Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions and Services (GRITS) Department of Public Health Division of Health Protection ,PPXQL]DWLRQ2IFH 2 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 13-476 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3186 GRITS Help Desk Toll Free Phone: 866-483-2958 Toll Free Fax: 888-523-8076 Local Fax: 404-657-7496 GRITS Help Desk Email: gaimmreg@dhr.state.ga.us GRITS Program Phone: 404-463-0810 GRITS Program Email: immreg@dhr.state.ga.us *SVQSVIMRJSVQEXMSRZMWMXXLI+ISVKME-QQYRM^EXMSR3JGI[IFWMXI www.health.state.ga.us/programs/immunization or call 404-657-3158 +6-87,IPT(IWOMWEZEMPEFPIXSEPPYWIVWFIX[IIRXLILSYVWSJEQERHTQ 1SRHE]XLVSYKL*VMHE]EX866-483-2958. 9WIVWGEREPWSWYFQMXUYIWXMSRWERHWYKKIWXMSRWXSXLI6IKMWXV],IPT(IWO ZMEXLIIQEMPEHHVIWWgaimmreg@dhr.state.us. Form 25-IMM-005E DPH06/097HW (Rev. 12.31.12)