UHMC Health Center

Follow Hawai’i Administrative Rules Title 11 Department of Health:
Submit to the Campus Health Center a current (within 1-year of start of class) the health requirements below. You may not register for classes until you have received health clearance.

Health Clearance Requirements are:

Comply with State of Hawai’i tuberculosis clearance guidelines
ALL students enrolled at Maui College must have tuberculosis (TB) clearance. A negative TB skin test (PPD – Mantoux) within one year prior to start of class your enrollment is required. Skin test results must be read in 48 to 72 hours. If positive, a chest x-ray is required. TB tests performed outside the United States, or skin testing using methods/materials other than mantoux will not be accepted. Once you have met your TB clearance requirement, your clearance is valid for four years of continuous enrollment.

Provide documentation of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
Two doses of measles vaccine are required, with at least one of the two being an MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella). First dose must have been given as of January 1, 1968, AND on or after the first birthday. A second dose must have been given at least 4 weeks after the first dose. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella immunizations may be waived if: 1) Student was born before 1957, 2) Serologic evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella, or 3) A medical exemption may be granted by a U.S. licensed provider (M.D., D.O., A.P.R.N., P.A.) must state in writing giving a specific vaccine would endanger the student’s life or health.

Note: Although not required for enrollment, it is highly recommended that students should also receive the following immunizations: a) Hepatitis A and B, b) Polio, and c) Meningococcal.

Persons claiming religious exemption to immunization requirements must sign a waiver form and provide a letter claiming the exemption status from a recognized religious organization. View the form here.