Communicable Diseases
Meningitis Vaccination (Missouri Revised Statutes 174.335.1)
All students residing in MACC residence hall facilities will be required to have received the meningococcal vaccine unless a signed statement of medical or religious exemption is on file with Student Affairs. A student shall be exempted from the immunization requirement of this section upon signed certification by a physician indicating that either the immunization would seriously endanger the student’s health or life, or the student has documentation of the disease or laboratory evidence of immunity to the disease. A student shall be exempted from the immunization requirement if they object in writing to the institution’s administration that immunization violates their religious beliefs.
Tuberculosis Testing (Missouri Revised Statutes 199.290)
State law mandates that all higher education institutions in Missouri implement a targeted testing program for tuberculosis on their campuses for all on-campus students upon matriculation. All MACC students who are determined through the admissions application to be at risk of tuberculosis will be required to be TB tested. Testing can be done at any local county health department. Any student who does not comply with the targeted testing program shall not be permitted to maintain enrollment in the subsequent semester at the institution.
A complete copy of the Communicable Diseases Policy (C.050) can be found in the Policy Handbook.