Need a Colorado immunization record for school, child care, college, work, health care training, travel, immigration paperwork, a camp form, or your own family file? Colorado’s main registry is the Colorado Immunization Information System, called CIIS. This guide explains the CIIS Public Portal, CDPHE request form, school records, COVID-only myColorado records, missing doses, local public health help, and safe ways to save your vaccine record.
To get a Colorado immunization record, start with the official CIIS Public Portal. Individuals and parents or guardians of minors can use the portal to view and print an official record when the identity information matches CIIS. If the portal fails, use CDPHE’s Request to Release Immunization Record Form or contact the provider, pharmacy, school, child care center, local public health agency, or previous state registry that may hold the dose.
Official record page: Get a copy of your immunization records from CIISDo not assume a missing CIIS result means you were never vaccinated. CDPHE says CIIS records may not be complete because they include what has been reported to and entered into CIIS by health care providers, pharmacies, and some schools.
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Official Colorado Immunization Record Routes
Colorado residents have two main official record routes. First, try the CIIS Public Portal for online access. Second, use CDPHE’s Request to Release Immunization Record Form if the portal cannot verify you, if you need a secure record release, or if parent or guardian documentation is needed.
Start here: CDPHE copy of records pageBest first option when your name, birth date, phone, email, and relationship details match the registry.
Open portalUse this when portal access fails, identity review is needed, or a secure fax or secure email release is required.
Request recordsThe clinic or pharmacy that gave the vaccine may have the fastest copy, even when CIIS is incomplete.
See missing-record fixesHow to Get a Colorado Immunization Record Step by Step
Use this order if you need your record quickly. It prevents the common mistake of trying the same failed portal search again and again while the deadline gets closer.
- Open the official CIIS Public Portal. Use the Colorado public portal, not a random third-party lookup site. The portal may require identity verification before it displays available immunizations.
- Enter the person’s details exactly. Try legal name, former name, hyphenated name, middle initial, date of birth, phone number, email address, and parent or guardian information exactly as the provider may have recorded it.
- View, print, or save the available record. Review vaccine names, dose dates, name spelling, and birth date before uploading it to a school, employer, college, camp, or medical program.
- Use the CDPHE release form if the portal does not match. CDPHE says incomplete forms, missing ID, or missing supporting documentation will not be accepted, so fill it out carefully.
- Call the original provider or pharmacy. Ask the doctor, clinic, hospital, local public health agency, travel clinic, CVS, Walgreens, King Soopers, Safeway, Costco, Walmart, or other pharmacy that gave the vaccine for a printed vaccine history.
- Check school, college, employer, military or other state records. Old records may be in a school file, college health portal, employer occupational health file, military system, VA system, or another state registry.
- Save a secure PDF and a paper copy. Store it with a clear name such as “Colorado-CIIS-Immunization-Record-2026.pdf.” Avoid sending private medical files through unsafe email or random upload sites.
Colorado Immunization Records Online: CIIS Public Portal
The CIIS Public Portal is the fastest official route for many Colorado residents because it is designed for individuals and parents or guardians of minors to view and print official immunization records. The portal works best when the information you enter matches what your provider reported to CIIS.
Use the official portal: CIIS Public Portal| Portal step | What it means | Senior-friendly tip |
|---|---|---|
| Identity details | The portal tries to match your record using personal details. | Use the same name, phone, email, and date of birth your doctor or pharmacy used. |
| Verification code | A code may be sent to confirm access. | Check both text messages and email, including spam or junk folders. |
| Record review | You may see vaccines available in CIIS. | Before printing, check vaccine dates and name spelling carefully. |
| No match found | The record may be missing, incomplete, or entered under different details. | Use the CDPHE request form or call the original provider instead of guessing repeatedly. |
When to Use the CDPHE Request to Release Immunization Record Form
Use the CDPHE release form when the CIIS Public Portal cannot verify you, when the record needs official review, when you are requesting a minor’s record, or when secure transmission by fax or secure email is needed. CDPHE says incomplete forms, forms without proper ID, or forms without supporting documentation when required will not be accepted.
Official instructions: CDPHE copy of immunization records from CIIS| Use the form when | What you may need | Common failure to avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Portal cannot verify identity | Legal name, birth date, contact information, and proper ID. | Submitting different details than the record holder used. |
| Parent or guardian requests a child’s record | Child details and relationship or guardian documentation if required. | Forgetting supporting documentation. |
| Secure release is needed | Accepted delivery method such as secure email or fax. | Sending private records through unsafe channels. |
| Record is incomplete | Provider names, pharmacy names, dose dates, or old documentation if known. | Expecting CDPHE to release doses that were never reported to CIIS. |
Colorado School, Child Care, Camp and College Immunization Records
Colorado law requires students attending K-12 schools, licensed child cares, camps, and colleges or universities to be vaccinated against certain diseases unless an exemption is on file. For families, the practical task is to provide an acceptable immunization record, in-process plan, or exemption document before the deadline.
Official school rules: Colorado immunization requirements for school entrySchools, child cares, and Head Start programs may use CIIS to look up, review, and print records after account setup and training. CDPHE also notes that schools do not have to obtain written consent to look up records in CIIS, though written consent is required if a school wants to add student immunization records to CIIS.
School CIIS details: CIIS school and child care users| Student situation | Likely document | Best action |
|---|---|---|
| Child care or preschool | Immunization record, in-process plan, or valid exemption. | Ask the child’s provider, CIIS portal, or child care office what format they accept. |
| K-12 school | Up-to-date immunization record or approved exemption. | Print CIIS record early and compare it with school-required vaccines. |
| Seventh grade 2026-2027 | Tdap documentation before first day of seventh grade. | Check the Tdap timing because Colorado changed the grade timing for 2026-2027. |
| Camp in Colorado | Record, in-process plan, or medical/nonmedical exemption. | Ask camp what it needs before the first day, not on drop-off day. |
| College or university | Campus-specific vaccine record, provider form, or titers. | Check the student health portal for exact upload rules. |
Colorado COVID-19 Vaccine Record, myColorado and SMART Health Card
If you only need COVID-19 vaccine proof, the myColorado app’s myVaccine Record feature may help. myColorado says it provides secure access to an official COVID-19 vaccination record within CIIS and may show a Colorado SMART Health Card with a QR code plus a digital COVID-19 vaccination card.
Official app page: myColorado myVaccine RecordDo not confuse myColorado with a full vaccine history. The myVaccine Record feature is for COVID-19 vaccination records, not all childhood, school, travel, flu, RSV, shingles, MMR, Tdap, hepatitis, or varicella records. For a full immunization history, use the CIIS Public Portal, CDPHE release form, provider records, pharmacy records, or school routes.
Related guide: COVID-19 vaccine record guide| Digital source | Best for | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| CIIS Public Portal | Fuller Colorado immunization record access. | Only shows what has been reported, entered, and matched. |
| myColorado myVaccine Record | Colorado COVID-19 vaccination proof. | Not a full non-COVID vaccine record. |
| SMART Health Card | QR-coded COVID proof where accepted. | Acceptance depends on the organization asking for proof. |
| Pharmacy app | COVID, flu, RSV, shingles, and travel vaccines given at pharmacies. | May not satisfy school or employer format rules by itself. |
Adult Colorado Immunization Records and Older Vaccine History
Adults often need vaccine records suddenly for nursing school, medical school, clinical rotations, hospital jobs, travel, immigration exams, new employment, military paperwork, or personal medical files. Start with CIIS, but expect older adult records to be split across multiple places.
Colorado record route: CDPHE record request page| Adult need | Best first source | What to ask before paying |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare job | CIIS, employer occupational health, provider, pharmacy. | Ask if they need vaccine dates, titers, TB screening, or provider signature. |
| College or nursing school | Student health portal, CIIS, provider portal, old school records. | Ask whether positive titers are accepted instead of vaccine dates. |
| Travel | Travel clinic, pharmacy, provider, CIIS. | Ask the travel clinic which vaccines need documented proof. |
| Immigration medical exam | Civil surgeon instructions, CIIS, provider, pharmacy, foreign records. | Ask the civil surgeon what proof format is accepted. |
| Personal copy | CIIS Public Portal and provider portals. | Ask if a complete record exists before ordering titers. |
Why Your Colorado Immunization Record May Be Missing or Incomplete
A missing Colorado vaccine record usually means the portal could not match your identity, the provider never reported the dose, the vaccine was given outside Colorado, the dose is in a pharmacy account, or the record is held by a school, employer, military system, or old provider.
Try legal name, previous name, hyphen, middle initial, old phone, old email, and exact date of birth.
The clinic or pharmacy may have a record even if CIIS does not show it.
Vaccines from Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, or California may be in that state’s registry.
VA, military, tribal, or federal vaccine records may not flow into CIIS the same way as local provider records.
Older childhood vaccines may be in paper files, school records, college records, or provider archives.
A dose may be split across records if providers used different identity details.
What to do when CIIS cannot find your record
- Retry only with corrected details. Do not keep guessing. Use exact names and contact details that your provider may have used.
- Use the CDPHE release form. Include proper ID and supporting documentation if required.
- Call the vaccine provider. Ask whether the dose was reported to CIIS and whether they can print or correct the record.
- Check pharmacy records. Look at CVS, Walgreens, King Soopers, Safeway, Costco, Walmart, or the pharmacy where the vaccine was given.
- Search previous state registries. Use CDC’s IIS contact directory if you were vaccinated outside Colorado.
- Ask a clinician about titers or repeat vaccination. Do this only after the school, employer, or program confirms what proof it accepts.
Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins and Local Public Health Help
Many Colorado users search for immunization records “near me” because they want a local office or a person to call. Start online with CIIS, but local public health agencies, providers, pharmacies, and school health offices can help when a record is missing, a child needs a school file, or a dose was given locally.
Official local agency finder: Find your local public health agency| If you live near | Likely search intent | Practical action |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | Denver immunization record or CIIS help. | Try CIIS first, then provider, pharmacy, school, or local public health agency. |
| Colorado Springs | El Paso County vaccine record or school proof. | Ask the school what format it accepts before requesting records. |
| Aurora | Provider, pharmacy, or child record help. | Check provider portal and CIIS for matching details. |
| Fort Collins | College, university, or adult vaccine proof. | Use CIIS plus the college health portal if enrollment proof is needed. |
| Boulder | Student records, travel shots, or adult immunization proof. | Confirm whether the requesting office accepts CIIS, a provider printout, or titers. |
| Pueblo, Greeley or Grand Junction | Local health department or provider record help. | Use CIIS and contact the local public health agency if records are incomplete. |
Titer Tests When Colorado Vaccine Records Are Lost
A titer test is a blood test that may show immunity to certain diseases. It can help when childhood records are truly lost, but it is not automatically accepted for every school, employer, college, camp, or immigration requirement.
| Situation | Titers may help with | Ask first |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare job | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B. | Ask occupational health which lab result format they accept. |
| Nursing or medical school | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B. | Ask whether positive IgG titers replace vaccine dates. |
| Immigration exam | Civil surgeon-reviewed proof. | Ask the civil surgeon before ordering labs. |
| K-12 school or child care | Limited cases depending on rules and documentation. | Ask the school, child care, provider, or CDPHE guidance before paying. |
Official Colorado Links and Relevant Interlinks
Use official sources first. Internal guide links below were checked as live pages and are included only where they help the user continue the record search without landing on a 404.
Official Colorado portal for viewing and printing available immunization records.
Open CIIS Public PortalOfficial CDPHE page for the CIIS Public Portal and Request to Release Immunization Record Form.
Open CDPHE request pageOfficial explanation of Colorado’s lifelong immunization record tracking system.
Open CIIS pageColorado K-12, child care, camp, and college vaccine requirement information.
Open school requirementsCDPHE immunization contact page with CIIS Help Desk phone and email.
Open immunization contactsCDC directory for vaccine records from a different state.
Open CDC IIS contactsInternal Colorado online CIIS guide for users who need portal-focused steps.
Open Colorado online guideInternal guide for COVID record, lost CDC card, pharmacy and SMART Health Card help.
Open COVID record guideUse this if part of your vaccine history is in Washington’s IIS.
Open Washington guideUse this if your COVID QR code or CAIR-related history started in California.
Open California guideUse this when your vaccine history crosses multiple states.
Open all-state directoryOfficial COVID-19 vaccination record and SMART Health Card app information.
Open myColoradoSource Check and Trust Note
This guide was built from official CDPHE CIIS record request guidance, Colorado Immunization Information System information, Colorado school immunization requirements, CDPHE CIIS contact information, myColorado COVID-19 record guidance, CDC IIS record contacts, and live internal ImmunizationRecord.org related pages. This site is an independent guide and is not CDPHE, CIIS, CDC, a school district, a provider, or a pharmacy.
Colorado Immunization Record FAQs
Start with the official CIIS Public Portal. If the portal cannot verify you or the record is incomplete, use CDPHE’s Request to Release Immunization Record Form or contact your provider, pharmacy, school, local public health agency, or previous state registry.
CDPHE record request pageCIIS is the Colorado Immunization Information System. CDPHE describes it as Colorado’s lifelong immunization record tracking system.
Colorado CIIS informationYes, when the CIIS Public Portal verifies your identity and finds a matching record, you can view and print available immunization records. If matching fails, use the CDPHE release form.
Open CIIS Public PortalYour record may be missing because the vaccine was not reported to CIIS, was entered under different details, was given outside Colorado, was given by a federal provider, or is stored only with a provider, pharmacy, school, employer, or another state registry.
No. CDPHE says CIIS records may not be complete and include only what has been reported to and entered into CIIS by health care providers, pharmacies, and some schools.
CDPHE copy of records pageYes. CDPHE says individuals and parents or guardians of minors can request immunization records. Supporting documentation may be required depending on the request.
Schools, child cares, and Head Start programs may use CIIS to look up, review, and print immunization records after account setup, training, and security requirements. Written consent is required if a school wants to add student records to CIIS.
CIIS school and child care usersCDPHE school resources state that starting in the 2026-2027 school year, Colorado law requires students to receive a Tdap dose before the first day of seventh grade. Families should verify current school-year rules with CDPHE or the school.
Colorado school resourcesNo. myColorado’s myVaccine Record feature is for COVID-19 vaccination records from CIIS. It is not a full immunization history for all routine vaccines.
myColorado myVaccine RecordUse myColorado’s myVaccine Record feature for Colorado COVID-19 vaccine proof. You can also use CIIS or contact the provider or pharmacy that gave the vaccine.
COVID vaccine record guideYes, pharmacy records can help, especially for COVID-19, flu, RSV, shingles, hepatitis, travel, or adult vaccines. Check the pharmacy account or ask the pharmacy for a printed vaccine history.
Contact the immunization registry or provider in the state where the vaccine was given. Colorado CIIS may not automatically contain out-of-state doses unless they were later reported or entered.
CDC IIS contactsSometimes. Titers may help for certain vaccines, especially for health care jobs or college programs, but the school, employer, college, camp, or civil surgeon decides whether titers are accepted.
CDPHE lists CIIS Help Desk support for immunization record questions. Verify current hours and contact details on the official CDPHE immunization contacts page before sending private information.
CDPHE immunization contactsNo. ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational guide. Use CDPHE, CIIS, CDC, your provider, pharmacy, school, employer, college, local public health agency, or civil surgeon as the final authority.