Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Communicable Disease Prevention and Reporting
Schools play a key role in the early detection and prevention of the spread of communicable diseases. This is accomplished through a comprehensive program of education, immunizations, reporting of illness trends, and exclusion, if necessary.
Reporting/Surveillance: Effective January 20, 2026, N.J.A.C. 8:57-2.12 requires schools to report Surveillance for Infectious Conditions (SIC) within the Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (CDRSS).
All K-12 public, charter, and private schools are required to report into the SIC module located within CDRSS. Surveillance for Infectious Conditions on Demand Training is available for school users through the NJDOH. To sign up for training and to gain access to CDRSS for general communicable diseases or Surveillance for Infectious Conditions (SIC) module training, please click on this link: CDRSS Training.
Please contact the SIC Reporting Team at CDS.COV.RPT@doh.nj.gov for assistance with any of the following:
- New user enrollment
- Existing user account updates (i.e., school assignments, district changes, etc.)
- Account access questions (i.e., login credentials); and
- All reporting questions.
Surveillance data should be entered each week even if there are no outbreaks or absences to report at the school for the reporting period.
The school administrator shall ensure the data is reported weekly. Weekly submission is to occur by 5 PM on Wednesday and should reflect the data for the preceding Tuesday. If schools are not in session on the preceding Tuesday SIC data is not submitted however information related to communicable disease, for the previous week would be entered. Reporting is required when school is in session, including summer programing or extended school year.
Weekly aggregate reporting into the SIC module does NOT replace the need for schools to notify their local health department when they become aware of illness clusters or possible outbreaks. Schools should notify their local health department and report the outbreak in the SIC module during the appropriate reporting week.
Immunization requirements for children to attend child care centers, preschool facilities and schools in New Jersey, both public and private, are established by the New Jersey Department of Health NJDOH.
- Immunization Requirements from NJDOH website
- Minimal Immunization Requirements Table For School Attendance In New Jersey [pdf 29k]
- Age-Appropriate Vaccinations for Licensed Child Care Centers/Pre-School
- Vaccine Requirements for Childcare and Pre School in New Jersey [pdf 965k]
- N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.3 and 4.4 Immunization of Pupils in Schools rule, Religious and Medical Exemption [pdf 30k]
- NJ Immunization Requirements Frequently Asked Questions
- HPV Vaccine: Information for Parents (En español)
Childhood and Adolescent Recommended Vaccines.
Please direct questions concerning immunization requirements to the VPDP at 609-826-4860
The New Jersey Immunization Information System (NJIIS), also known as the Immunization Registry, is the State's official web-based immunization registry designed to store immunization information for infants, children, adolescents and adults for a lifetime. If a parent is interested in enrolling their child in the Immunization Registry, they should contact their health care provider, school or local health department for more information. More information is available at NJIIS.
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Vaccine Preventable Disease Program encourages school nurses to register for NJIIS training and learn of the Immunization Registry benefits.
A-45 Summary
Public schools in New Jersey are required by N.J.A.C. 6A:16- 2.2(g) to maintain a summary record of student immunizations on form A-45, the New Jersey Student Health History and Appraisal Form.
For program questions please contact:
NJIIS Project Management
Address
Vaccine Preventable Disease Program
PO Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey Immunization Information System
