{"id":755,"date":"2024-03-08T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:42:42","slug":"requesting-medical-religious-exceptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/requesting-medical-religious-exceptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Requesting Medical and Religious Exceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exceptions may be granted in limited circumstances for:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Medical Reasons<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An exception to the requirements for immunizations may be granted for certain medical reasons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">JHU students must submit a request for Vaccine Medical Exception through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myhealth.wellbeing.jhu.edu\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">myHealth portal.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> The Medical Exception request form can be found in the Optional Form section on the <a href=\"https:\/\/myhealth.wellbeing.jhu.edu\/\">myHealth portal<\/a><\/span>. U<span data-contrast=\"auto\">pload the Medical Exception request form completed by your medical provider here. Student Health will review it within 10 business days and determine whether it is approved. It may take longer during peak submission times. Please allow extra time for this review process when submitting your documentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Students (except School of Nursing) will be able to view if the exception has been approved in the status section of the required forms and immunization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">School of Medicine\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b>medical students <\/b>will receive an approval email from Student Health and be able to view if the exception has been approved in the status section of the required forms and immunization. <span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">Please note that exception approvals must be shared with the Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs at <\/span><a id=\"LPlnk557410\" style=\"font-size: revert\" title=\"mailto:somstudentaffairs@jhmi.edu\" href=\"mailto:somstudentaffairs@jhmi.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-linkindex=\"0\">somstudentaffairs@jhmi.edu<\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\"> to discuss potential impacts to clinical assignments and guidance on personal and patient safety.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"32\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>School of Nursing students<\/strong> will receive an approval email from Student Health. Please note that you should consult with your Student Affairs office at<a href=\"mailto:SON-StudentAffairs@jhu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> SON-StudentAffairs@jhu.edu<\/a> before requesting an exception, as some SON clinical partners don&#8217;t allow students to do rotations without certain vaccines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Religious Reasons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students can request religious exceptions from the <a href=\"https:\/\/oie.jhu.edu\/religious-accommodations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Institutional Equity<\/a> (OIE).<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once approved by OIE, students should submit the approved exception documentation to the Optional Form section of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myhealth.wellbeing.jhu.edu\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">myHealth portal<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Upload only the approved exception document from OIE. Student Health does not review or approve religious exceptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"33\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\">School of Nursing students are not required to upload the approval from OIE in the health portal. Please send your approved documentation to your Student Affairs office at<a href=\"mailto:SON-StudentAffairs@jhu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0SON-StudentAffairs@jhu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exceptions may be granted in limited circumstances for:\u00a0 Medical Reasons\u00a0 An exception to the requirements for immunizations may be granted&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-755","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3008,"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/755\/revisions\/3008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellbeing.jhu.edu\/PrimaryCare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}