| Policy Title | Special Accommodations Policy |
| Type or category of Policy: | Student |
| Approval Authority: | Vice President for Student Life |
| Responsible Executive: | Director of Health Services |
| Responsible Office: | Office of Health Services |
| Owner Contact: |
Office of Health Services, MacClosky commons ground floor, health@siena.edu, 518-783-2554 |
| Reviewed By: | Vice President for Student Life |
| Reviewed Date: | |
| Last Revised and Effective Date of Revision: |
Siena University has a process in place for medical and religious vaccine exemptions that follows New York State immunization guidelines.
Students should contact the Director of Health Services (health@siena.edu ) to determine what paperwork will be required for review of all required immunizations.
Students must submit separate exemption requests for a medical or religious exemption.
Students seeking religious exemption from these requirements must comply with applicable state regulations.
- Students under 18 years of age must submit a written statement signed by his/her parents or guardian stating that they hold genuine and sincere religious beliefs contrary to the practice of immunization.
- Students 18 years or older must submit a statement themselves to qualify for religious exemption.
- This statement must describe the beliefs in sufficient detail to permit the University to determine that the beliefs are religious in nature (not philosophical), and sincerely and genuinely held.
- Students that qualify for religious exemption will be required to leave the campus in the event of an outbreak of one or more of these diseases and will remain away from campus for 21 days after the outbreak is over.
Students seeking medical exemption from these requirements must
- submit medical documentation indicating the reasons for exemption and signed by their established licensed medical provider.
- Medical exemptions from this requirement may be granted at the discretion of the Health Service Director for reasons such as pregnancy, history of anaphylaxis, immuno-compromised conditions, or other relevant disease states.
- Non-immunized students will, at the discretion of the Health Service Director, be required to leave the University in the event of an outbreak of one or more of these diseases and will remain off campus for 21 days after the outbreak is over.
Any individual enrolled in 5 credit hours per semester or less, or any part-time student at Siena who enrolls full-time in the future must, at that time, submit a completed Siena University Health Record and meet all other requirements of a full-time student as set forth in this policy. Any individual enrolled in 5 credit hours per semester or less at Siena who enrolls part-time in the future must, at that time, meet all the requirements of a part-time student as set forth in this policy.