§ 2164. Definitions; immunization against poliomyelitis, mumps,\nmeasles, diphtheria, rubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b\n(Hib), pertussis, tetanus, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease,\nand hepatitis B. 1. As used in this section, unless the context requires\notherwise:\n a. The term "school" means and includes any public, private or\nparochial child caring center, day nursery, day care agency, nursery\nschool, kindergarten, elementary, intermediate or secondary school.\n b. The term "child" shall mean and include any person between the ages\nof two months and eighteen years.\n c. The term "person in parental relation to a child" shall mean and\ninclude his father or mother, by birth or adoption, his legally\nappointed guardian, or his custodian. A person shall be regarded as the\ncustodian of a child if he has assumed the charge and care of the child\nbecause the parents or legally appointed guardian of the minor have\ndied, are imprisoned, are mentally ill, or have been committed to an\ninstitution, or because they have abandoned or deserted such child or\nare living outside the state or their whereabouts are unknown, or have\ndesignated the person pursuant to title fifteen-A of article five of the\ngeneral obligations law as a person in parental relation to the child.\n d. The term "health practitioner" shall mean any person authorized by\nlaw to administer an immunization.\n 2. a. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state shall\nhave administered to such child an adequate dose or doses of an\nimmunizing agent against poliomyelitis, mumps, measles, diphtheria,\nrubella, varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pertussis,\ntetanus, pneumococcal disease, and hepatitis B, in accordance with\nregulations issued by the commissioner, utilizing generally accepted\nmedical standards and taking into consideration recommendations of the\nAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family\nPhysicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the\nAmerican College of Physicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization\nPractices, and/or other similar nationally or internationally recognized\nscientific organizations.\n b. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state born on\nor after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and entering sixth\ngrade or a comparable age level special education program with an\nunassigned grade on or after September first, two thousand seven, shall\nhave administered to such child a booster immunization containing\ndiphtheria and tetanus toxoids, and an acellular pertussis vaccine, in\naccordance with regulations issued by the commissioner, utilizing\ngenerally accepted medical standards and taking into consideration\nrecommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American\nAcademy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and\nGynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the Advisory\nCommittee on Immunization Practices, and/or other similar nationally or\ninternationally recognized scientific organizations.\n c. Every person in parental relation to a child in this state entering\nor having entered seventh grade and twelfth grade or a comparable age\nlevel special education program with an unassigned grade on or after\nSeptember first, two thousand sixteen, shall have administered to such\nchild an adequate dose or doses of immunizing agents against\nmeningococcal disease in accordance with regulations issued by the\ncommissioner, utilizing generally accepted medical standards and taking\ninto consideration recommendations of the American Academy of\nPediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American\nCollege of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of\nPhysicians, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and/or\nother similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific\norganizations.\n 3. The person in parental relatio
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