Need vaccination records in Colorado for school, child care, college, a health care job, travel, immigration paperwork, COVID-19 proof, military paperwork, or your own family file? Colorado uses the Colorado Immunization Information System, called CIIS. This guide explains the CIIS Public Portal, CDPHE release form, myColorado COVID record option, school and exemption records, pharmacy records, missing records, and exact-match problems.
To get vaccination records in Colorado, start with the CIIS Public Portal. Individuals and parents or guardians of minors can use it to view and print an official immunization record when a matching record is found. If the portal does not work, use CDPHE’s Request to Release Immunization Record Form, or contact the provider, pharmacy, school, college, or local public health agency that gave or stored the vaccine record.
Official route: Get a copy of your immunization records from CIISA “no record found” result does not prove the person was never vaccinated. Colorado records may be missing because the information was entered differently, the provider did not report the dose, the vaccine was given in another state, the person used a different name, or the record is only in a pharmacy or clinic file.
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What Is CIIS for Colorado Vaccination Records?
CIIS stands for Colorado Immunization Information System. CDPHE describes CIIS as confidential, personal medical information and a lifelong immunization record tracking system under the Colorado Immunization Registry Act of 2007.
Official CIIS page: Colorado Immunization Information SystemCIIS helps residents, parents, guardians, providers, schools, child care programs, colleges, pharmacies, and public health agencies track vaccination history when records are available. It can include vaccines reported by participating providers and immunization partners, but it is not guaranteed to contain every old vaccine, every out-of-state dose, or every pharmacy record.
Federal Colorado listing: CDC IIS contacts for ColoradoUse the CIIS Public Portal first to request a record for yourself or a legal dependent.
Open CIIS Public PortalUse CIIS portal, provider records, school files, or the CDPHE release form for child records.
Open CDPHE record pageColorado school proof may involve an immunization record, in-process plan, or exemption certificate.
School vaccine requirementsCIIS Public Portal: Colorado Vaccine Record Lookup
The CIIS Public Portal lets individuals and parents or guardians of minors request a vaccination record. The portal asks whether the request is for “Me” or for a “Dependent,” then asks for personal information and identity verification before showing immunizations when a matching record is found.
Official portal: CIIS Public PortalThe portal requires details to match exactly how they were documented by the health care provider. That means small differences in name, hyphenation, previous last name, date of birth, phone number, email, or address can cause a failed match.
CDPHE portal instructions: How to get a copy of CIIS records| Portal item | What it means | Best action |
|---|---|---|
| Request for me | Use this when requesting your own Colorado immunization record. | Enter details exactly as your vaccine provider documented them. |
| Request for dependent | Parents or legal guardians can request a minor’s record. | Use the child’s legal name, date of birth, and provider-documented details. |
| Verification code | Portal uses verification to protect private records. | Use an email or phone number you can access now. |
| Record appears | You may view and print an official immunization record. | Save a PDF and check vaccine dates before submitting anywhere. |
| No record found | Match failed or record is missing/incomplete. | Use CDPHE form, provider, pharmacy, school, or other state registry. |
How To Get Vaccination Records Colorado Step by Step
Use this order. It starts with the fastest official online route, then moves to backup sources when the portal cannot find a matching record.
- Open the official CIIS Public Portal. Select whether the request is for yourself or a dependent. Avoid random third-party vaccine lookup pages.
- Enter details exactly as the provider documented them. Use legal name, previous name, date of birth, phone, email, and other details carefully. Matching errors are common.
- View, print, and save the record if found. Save a PDF and print a copy. Name the file clearly, such as “Colorado-Vaccination-Records-CIIS-2026.pdf.”
- Use the CDPHE Request to Release Immunization Record Form if the portal fails. CDPHE allows individuals and parents or guardians of minors to request records through the form route when needed.
- Contact the original provider or pharmacy for missing doses. Ask the doctor, clinic, pharmacy, local public health agency, college clinic, or travel clinic that gave the vaccine for a vaccine administration record.
- Ask the school, child care, college, or employer. If a record was submitted for enrollment, sports, camp, college, clinical placement, or work, that office may still have a copy.
- Check another state registry when needed. If the vaccine was given in Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, another state, or another country, check that source too.
CDPHE Request to Release Immunization Record Form
If the CIIS Public Portal does not work, CDPHE provides a Request to Release Immunization Record Form route. CDPHE says individuals and parents or guardians of minors can request immunization records by completing and submitting the form.
Official request page: CDPHE — Get a copy of your immunization records from CIISCDPHE warns that incomplete forms, forms without proper ID, or forms without supporting documentation when applicable will not be accepted. Records are securely transmitted to the requester by fax or secure email.
| Form requirement | Why it matters | Delay risk |
|---|---|---|
| Completed form | CDPHE needs clear request details and permission. | Blank fields can stop processing. |
| Proper ID | Protects confidential medical records. | Name or DOB mismatch can delay release. |
| Supporting documentation | May be needed for parent, guardian, legal representative, or dependent requests. | Missing proof may cause rejection. |
| Secure email or fax | CDPHE sends accepted records securely. | Wrong email or fax wastes time. |
| Accurate identity details | CIIS matching depends on the data reported by vaccine providers. | Old name, spelling, or birth date mismatch can hide a real record. |
Colorado School, Child Care, Preschool, Camp and College Vaccination Records
Colorado schools and licensed child care programs may ask for immunization documentation before attendance. CDPHE explains that K-12 students may need an immunization record, an in-process plan signed by a health care provider, or a Certificate of Medical or Nonmedical Exemption for missing school-required vaccines.
Official K-12 guidance: Colorado immunization requirements to attend schoolFor the 2026-2027 school year, CDPHE school resources say Colorado law will require students to receive a Tdap dose before the first day of seventh grade. This changed from the earlier sixth-grade entry timing. Parents should check school-year instructions, not old forms.
Current school resources: CDPHE information for school professionals| Situation | Likely proof needed | Best practical action |
|---|---|---|
| Child care or preschool | Age-appropriate immunization record, in-process plan, or exemption certificate. | Ask provider, child care office, or local public health agency before the first day. |
| K-12 school entry | Colorado school-required vaccine documentation. | Use CIIS portal, provider printout, or CDPHE record route. |
| Seventh grade 2026-2027 | Tdap documentation before seventh grade. | Confirm the current school year requirement with the school nurse. |
| Colorado camp | Camp-required vaccine record, in-process plan, or exemption certificate. | Check camp paperwork before the first day of attendance. |
| College or university | Campus-specific vaccine upload, dates, waivers, or titers. | Check student health portal before paying for labs or repeat shots. |
| New Colorado transfer | Old state records reviewed under Colorado requirements. | Bring previous records to school, provider, or local public health agency. |
Adult Colorado Vaccination Records
Adults often need Colorado vaccination records for health care jobs, nursing school, clinical training, public safety work, military paperwork, travel clinics, immigration medical exams, caregiver jobs, college housing, or personal health files. Start with the CIIS Public Portal, then check providers and pharmacies if the record is incomplete.
Official adult and dependent route: CIIS Public PortalOlder adult records may be incomplete because CIIS depends on records reported by providers, pharmacies, and other participating sources. A vaccine may exist in a clinic, pharmacy, military, college, employer, or another state record even when it does not appear in CIIS.
Old-record backup help: Tips for locating old immunization records| Adult need | Best first step | Ask before paying for anything |
|---|---|---|
| Health care job | CIIS portal, provider, pharmacy, employer health office. | Do they need vaccine dates, titers, TB screening, or a signed form? |
| College or nursing school | Student health portal plus CIIS/provider records. | Do positive IgG titers replace vaccine dates? |
| Travel | Travel clinic, pharmacy, old records, CIIS. | Which routine and travel vaccines are actually required? |
| Immigration exam | Civil surgeon instructions plus official records. | Which records, titers, or repeat vaccines will the civil surgeon accept? |
| Senior personal file | Primary care office, pharmacy, Medicare files, old paper cards. | Ask your clinician whether missing doses need a record search, titer, or repeat vaccination. |
Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine Records, myColorado and SMART Health Cards
The myColorado app has a myVaccine Record feature for official COVID-19 vaccination records from CIIS. It can display a Colorado SMART Health Card and a digital COVID-19 vaccination record card when the COVID vaccine record matches what the provider reported.
Official myColorado page: myVaccine RecordDo not confuse myColorado COVID-19 records with a full immunization history. The myColorado page says the feature is for your own personal COVID-19 vaccination record, does not provide children’s vaccine records, and does not provide other immunization records besides COVID-19 vaccination information.
| Digital source | Best use | Colorado note |
|---|---|---|
| CIIS Public Portal | Official immunization record for yourself or legal dependent when matched. | Use this first for full vaccination records. |
| CDPHE release form | Backup official request when portal fails. | Requires proper ID and supporting documents when applicable. |
| myColorado | COVID-19 vaccination record and SMART Health Card. | Not for children’s records and not for all immunizations. |
| Provider or pharmacy portal | Vaccine doses not found in CIIS or COVID app. | Ask receiving office if it accepts that printout. |
Colorado Local Public Health Help: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood and Pueblo
If the CIIS portal cannot find a record, your provider closed, the pharmacy cannot help, or a school deadline is close, your local public health agency may be the right next step. This is especially useful in large areas such as Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Boulder, Greeley, Grand Junction, Arvada, Westminster, and Centennial.
State contact route: CDC Colorado IIS contact listing| If you live near | Common search intent | Best action |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | Denver vaccine records, school proof, COVID record correction. | Try CIIS portal, provider, pharmacy, school, then local public health help. |
| Colorado Springs | El Paso County vaccine records, military/federal provider records. | Check provider, pharmacy, military clinic, and CIIS release form route. |
| Aurora | Hospital system records, school records, adult portal matching. | Check hospital portal and pharmacy account before filing duplicate requests. |
| Fort Collins | College, travel, adult records, student health proof. | Ask student health or employer exactly what document format they accept. |
| Lakewood or Jefferson County | Child school records, provider printout, CIIS mismatch. | Use exact-match details and contact provider or local public health if needed. |
| Pueblo or Grand Junction | Local clinic, pharmacy, school, or old paper records. | Check original clinic and pharmacy first, then use CDPHE record route. |
CVS, Walgreens, King Soopers, Safeway, Walmart and Pharmacy Vaccine Records in Colorado
Many Colorado adults received flu, COVID-19, RSV, shingles, pneumonia, hepatitis, Tdap, meningitis, or travel vaccines at a pharmacy. Those records may appear in CIIS if reported and matched correctly, but the pharmacy account or store location can still be the fastest source.
Old-record backup guidance: Tips for locating old immunization recordsCheck your CVS or MinuteClinic account and ask the exact store where the vaccine was given.
Use the same profile, phone number, email, and date of birth used at the appointment.
Ask the pharmacy location for a printed vaccine administration record.
Check pharmacy account history or call the store where the shot was given.
Contact the store pharmacy and ask for vaccine names, dates, and proof format.
Look in MyChart, UCHealth, CommonSpirit, Denver Health, Kaiser, or other provider portals.
Why Colorado Vaccination Records May Be Missing or Incomplete
A missing Colorado vaccination record can happen for ordinary reasons. The provider may not have reported the vaccine, the shot may have been given outside Colorado, the person’s details may not match, the record may be in a pharmacy or clinic system, or the record may be older and stored on paper.
Official help: CDPHE copy of immunization records| Problem | Possible reason | What to do next |
|---|---|---|
| Portal cannot find record | Name, date of birth, phone, email, or dependent details do not match CIIS. | Use exact provider-documented information and CDPHE release form. |
| Child record missing | Guardian details, school record, or pediatrician record may not match portal data. | Ask pediatrician, school nurse, local public health, or CDPHE form route. |
| Some doses missing | Provider or pharmacy may not have reported every dose. | Contact the provider or pharmacy that gave the missing vaccine. |
| COVID record missing in myColorado | Provider data may not match the app information or may not have been reported. | Ask the vaccine provider to confirm the record was reported to CIIS correctly. |
| Out-of-state vaccine missing | Dose may be in another state registry or provider file. | Use CDC’s IIS directory for the state where the vaccine was given. |
| Provider closed or retired | Records may have moved to a successor clinic, health system, or records custodian. | Search health system, pharmacy, school, employer, and local public health sources. |
What to do if you still cannot find Colorado vaccine records
- Retry exact-match details carefully. Use legal name, previous names, old phone number, old email, and exact date of birth.
- Use the CDPHE release form. Complete the form, attach proper ID, and include supporting documentation when needed.
- Search original sources. Ask doctors, pharmacies, schools, colleges, employers, military clinics, travel clinics, and local public health agencies.
- Check another state. Use CDC’s directory for vaccines received outside Colorado.
- Ask about titers or catch-up vaccination. Only a clinician or the requesting school/employer can tell you what backup proof is acceptable.
Colorado School Exemptions, In-Process Plans and Titer Questions
Colorado school vaccine paperwork can involve an immunization record, an in-process plan signed by a health care provider, a Certificate of Medical Exemption, or a Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption. CDPHE says the school-required exemption process and forms are for Colorado school-required vaccines only.
Official exemption page: Exemptions to school-required vaccinesFor adults, titers may help with MMR, varicella, hepatitis B, or health program requirements, but the employer, college, clinical program, or civil surgeon decides whether titers are accepted. Ask before ordering labs.
College requirement guidance: Colorado college and university immunization requirements| Situation | Possible proof | Ask first |
|---|---|---|
| School vaccine proof | Immunization record showing school-required vaccines and dates. | School nurse or school office. |
| Student catching up | In-process plan signed by health care provider. | Provider and school nurse. |
| Medical exemption | Certificate of Medical Exemption. | Licensed clinician and school authority. |
| Nonmedical exemption | Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption. | CDPHE exemption instructions and school office. |
| College or health care job | Vaccine dates, titers, TB screening, or program form. | Student health portal or occupational health. |
Official Colorado Links and Confirmed Related Guides
Use official Colorado sources first. This page is an independent guide for Colorado residents and is not CDPHE, CIIS, myColorado, CDC, a school district, a pharmacy, or a health care provider.
Official online route to request a record for yourself or a legal dependent.
Open CIIS Public PortalOfficial page for portal access and the Request to Release Immunization Record Form.
Open CDPHE record pageOfficial CDPHE page describing CIIS as Colorado’s lifelong immunization registry.
Open CIIS informationOfficial COVID-19 vaccination record and SMART Health Card option.
Open myVaccine RecordColorado school vaccine documentation, in-process plans, and exemptions.
Open K-12 requirementsColorado licensed child care and preschool immunization requirements.
Open child care rulesColorado medical and nonmedical exemption process for school-required vaccines.
Open exemption pageFederal listing for CIIS phone, email, and immunization record contacts.
Open CDC IIS contactsHelpful backup guidance for finding old paper or childhood records.
Open old-record tipsRelated ImmunizationRecord.org guides checked live
Source Check and Trust Note
This Colorado guide was checked against CDPHE’s CIIS copy-of-records page, the CIIS Public Portal, CDPHE CIIS information, Colorado school and child care immunization requirements, Colorado exemption guidance, myColorado myVaccine Record information, CDC IIS contact listings, and old-record recovery guidance. Portal screens, school rules, form links, support contacts, exemption rules, myColorado features, provider reporting, and local public health processes can change. Always confirm final requirements with CDPHE, CIIS, your provider, pharmacy, school, employer, college, local public health agency, military records office, licensing board, or civil surgeon.
Vaccination Records Colorado FAQs
Use the CIIS Public Portal first. Individuals and parents or guardians of minors can request a record when a matching CIIS record is found. If the portal fails, use CDPHE’s Request to Release Immunization Record Form or contact the original provider, pharmacy, school, or local public health agency.
Open CDPHE record helpCIIS is the Colorado Immunization Information System. CDPHE describes it as confidential personal medical information and a lifelong immunization record tracking system under Colorado law.
Open CIIS informationYes, when the CIIS Public Portal finds a matching record, you may be able to view and print an official immunization record. If the record does not appear, use CDPHE’s release form and backup sources.
Open CIIS Public PortalYes. CDPHE says individuals and parents or guardians of minors can use the CIIS Public Portal or complete the Request to Release Immunization Record Form when needed.
Common reasons include name mismatch, previous name, date of birth error, phone or email mismatch, vaccine not reported to CIIS, out-of-state vaccines, provider closure, or old paper-only records.
The portal says information should be entered exactly how it is documented at the health care provider. Small differences in name, birth date, phone, email, or dependent details can block a match.
It is the official backup form route for requesting CIIS immunization records. CDPHE says incomplete forms, forms without proper ID, or forms without supporting documentation when applicable will not be accepted.
Open request form pageNo. The myColorado myVaccine Record feature is for official COVID-19 vaccination records from CIIS. The myColorado page says it does not provide children’s vaccine records and does not show other immunization records besides COVID-19 vaccination information.
Open myVaccine RecordFor COVID-19 records, myColorado may display a Colorado SMART Health Card when your information matches the COVID-19 vaccination information reported to CIIS. For general immunization records, use CIIS Public Portal or CDPHE record request routes.
Colorado K-12 students may need an immunization record showing required vaccines, an in-process plan signed by a health care provider, or a Certificate of Medical or Nonmedical Exemption for missing school-required vaccines.
Open K-12 requirementsCDPHE school resources say that starting in the 2026-2027 school year, Colorado law requires students to receive a Tdap dose before the first day of seventh grade. Confirm the current school-year rule with your school.
Open CDPHE school resourcesPharmacy vaccines may appear in CIIS when reported and matched correctly, but you should also check the pharmacy account or call the exact store where the vaccine was administered.
Not always. If a vaccine was given outside Colorado, contact the provider, pharmacy, school, or immunization registry in the state where the vaccine was given, then ask the Colorado school or employer what format they accept.
Find other state registriesColorado has medical and nonmedical exemption processes for school-required vaccines. CDPHE says these exemption processes and forms are for Colorado school-required vaccines only, not work-required or non-school vaccines.
Open exemption pageSometimes. Titers may help for certain vaccines in college, health care employment, clinical training, or immigration situations, but the requesting organization decides whether titers are accepted. Ask before paying for labs.
CDC’s IIS contact directory lists Colorado CIIS phone support at 303-692-2420 and email at cdphe.ciis@state.co.us. Always verify current contact details on official CDPHE pages before sending private information.
Open CDC IIS contactsNo. ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational guide. Use CDPHE, CIIS, myColorado, CDC, your provider, pharmacy, school, employer, local public health agency, or civil surgeon as the final authority.