Need a Texas shot record for school, daycare, college, a healthcare job, immigration, travel, or your own files? Texas uses ImmTrac2, the Texas Immunization Registry. This guide explains the official DSHS release form, adult consent rules, children’s records, what to do if your record was deleted or missing, and where to get faster help when a deadline is close.
To get a copy of immunization records in Texas, complete Texas DSHS Form F11-11406, “ImmTrac2 Authorization to Release Official Immunization History,” then send it to DSHS by email, fax, or mail. Texas DSHS lists ImmTrac2@dshs.texas.gov for record requests, fax 512-776-7790, and the ImmTrac2 mailing address in Austin. Adults 18 or older must request their own record and may need the ImmTrac2 Adult Consent Form if they want records maintained in the registry.
Open Official Release FormWhat Is ImmTrac2 for Texas Immunization Records?
ImmTrac2 is the Texas Immunization Registry managed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. It is designed to store official immunization histories for people who participate in the registry. A Texas ImmTrac2 record can be useful when you need proof of vaccination for school, childcare, a college health portal, a healthcare job, a licensing program, travel planning, immigration paperwork, or a personal backup file.
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The most important Texas detail is consent. Texas does not work like every other state. DSHS explains that parents must consent to register children 17 years and younger, and people 18 or older must complete an adult consent form. If a child was registered in ImmTrac2, the registry holds childhood records until the participant turns 26 unless an adult consent form is submitted by the 26th birthday.
Use DSHS Form F11-11406 to request an official ImmTrac2 immunization history.
Texas ImmTrac2 participation depends on consent, and adult consent has separate rules.
Provider, pharmacy, school, military, or out-of-state records may be needed if ImmTrac2 is incomplete.
How To Get A Copy Of Immunization Records In Texas in 2026
Use this process when you want the official Texas registry copy. It is especially helpful if a school, employer, college, immigration office, or clinical program asks for an official vaccine history rather than a screenshot from a pharmacy app.
- Download Texas DSHS Form F11-11406. The form is called “Texas Immunization Registry (ImmTrac2) Authorization to Release Official Immunization History.” Use the current form from the Texas DSHS forms page or the official DSHS PDF link.
- Fill in the client’s identifying information. Add first name, middle name, last name, date of birth, sex, address, city, state, ZIP code, county, email, and phone number. Use the name most likely used when the vaccines were recorded.
- Choose how the record should be sent. The release form lets you indicate where and how to send the official immunization record, including mail, fax, or email options when available.
- Complete the requestor section fully. The form requires the adult client, parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator for a child to authorize release. Incomplete forms can delay the search.
- Sign and date the form. Adults generally sign for themselves. A parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator signs for a minor child when permitted.
- Submit the form to Texas DSHS. DSHS lists ImmTrac2@dshs.texas.gov for record requests. The F11-11406 form also lists fax 512-776-7790 and the ImmTrac2 mailing address: Texas Department of State Health Services, Immunization Section, Texas Immunization Registry – MC 1946, P.O. Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714-9347.
- Check alternate sources if the response says record not found. ImmTrac2 may not have the record if consent was never given, if an adult consent form was not filed by age 26, if vaccines were given outside Texas, or if the provider never reported them.
Which Texas DSHS Form Do You Need for Immunization Records?
Texas DSHS has multiple ImmTrac2 forms. Picking the wrong one is one of the most common reasons people lose time. Use this table to match your situation.
| Texas form | Use it when | Important note |
|---|---|---|
| F11-11406 Authorization to Release Official Immunization History | You want DSHS to release an official ImmTrac2 immunization history. | This is the main record request form for a copy of Texas immunization records. |
| F11-13366 Adult Consent Form | You are 18 or older and need to consent to participate in ImmTrac2. | DSHS says adults need this form, and childhood records may be deleted at age 26 without adult consent. |
| C-7 Minor Consent Form | A parent or guardian wants a child 17 or younger included in ImmTrac2. | Consent is generally valid until the child turns 18. |
| C-8 Withdrawal of Consent and Confirmation Form | You want to remove records from ImmTrac2. | Use carefully. Removing records may make future proof harder to retrieve. |
| F11-12956 Disaster Information Retention Consent Form | You are dealing with disaster-related record retention circumstances. | Useful after floods, hurricanes, fires, evacuations, or lost medical documents. |
Adult Texas Immunization Records: Age 18, Age 26, and Deleted Records
Adult records are where Texas becomes confusing. A student may have had vaccines stored in ImmTrac2 as a child, but Texas DSHS says people 18 or older must complete an adult consent form. DSHS also explains that childhood immunization records are held until the participant turns 26; if the adult consent form is not submitted by the 26th birthday, the records are deleted.
This means an adult in Texas may receive a “record not found” or incomplete response even if they were vaccinated in Texas years ago. That does not always mean they were never vaccinated. It may mean the registry no longer has the record, consent was never given, or the vaccine history is only available from providers, schools, pharmacies, military records, or old paper files.
What adults should do if ImmTrac2 cannot find a record
- Ask your childhood doctor, current doctor, or clinic system for archived immunization history.
- Check your school district, college health office, or university student health portal.
- Check pharmacy records for flu, COVID-19, RSV, shingles, travel, and adult vaccines.
- Contact the local health department where childhood vaccines may have been given.
- If you worked in healthcare, ask occupational health for past vaccine or titer records.
- If you served in the military, check military medical records.
- Ask the requester whether positive titer blood tests can replace missing vaccine dates.
Children, School, Daycare and Texas Immunization Record Proof
Texas DSHS sets immunization requirements for public and private schools, childcare, pre-K, and certain higher education programs. For 2025–2026, DSHS lists required vaccines such as DTaP/Tdap, polio, MMR, hepatitis B, varicella, meningococcal, and hepatitis A depending on grade level and setting.
For school enrollment, a valid record usually needs clear vaccine names and exact month, day, and year administered. Texas also has rules for exclusions, provisional enrollment, and exemption affidavits. DSHS says a child may meet school attendance requirements by being immunized according to the rules, having an exemption affidavit on file, or being entitled to 30-day provisional enrollment.
| School situation | What to use first | Practical tip |
|---|---|---|
| New K-12 enrollment | Provider record, ImmTrac2 record, or public health clinic record. | Make sure dates are complete and validated by an acceptable medical source. |
| Childcare or pre-K | Pediatrician or local health department record. | Ask the facility for its exact age-based requirement list. |
| Changing Texas schools | Prior school health record and parent copy. | Request records from the previous school before withdrawal if possible. |
| Conscience exemption | Official DSHS blank immunization exemption affidavit. | Texas DSHS now posts a blank exemption affidavit form for download. |
| Medical exemption | Physician-signed certificate as required by Texas rules. | Check DSHS school exemption guidance before submitting paperwork. |
Why Your Texas Immunization Record May Be Missing or Incomplete
A missing ImmTrac2 record does not automatically mean your vaccines are gone forever. Texas records can be missing because of consent rules, age 26 deletion rules, provider reporting issues, out-of-state vaccines, pharmacy records, old paper charts, or name changes.
Texas requires consent for ImmTrac2 participation, so some records were never stored.
Adults must complete adult consent, and childhood records may be deleted at age 26 without it.
Maiden names, hyphenated names, spelling errors, or changed names can affect matching.
Vaccines from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, or another state may be in that state’s IIS.
CVS, Walgreens, H-E-B, Walmart, Kroger, Costco, or other pharmacies may have separate records.
Retired doctors or closed clinics may have transferred records to a custodian or hospital system.
Fallback checklist if ImmTrac2 says record not found
- Ask DSHS whether the issue is no record, no immunizations reported, or consent-related.
- Contact every provider that may have administered vaccines.
- Ask your pharmacy for vaccination history, especially for adult vaccines.
- Contact your last Texas school or college health office.
- Request records from another state’s immunization registry if you moved to Texas.
- Check military, immigration, occupational health, and travel clinic records.
- Ask whether titer tests are accepted if exact vaccine dates cannot be found.
Fast Options If You Need Texas Immunization Records This Week
If your deadline is urgent, do not rely on only one path. Submit the official ImmTrac2 release request, but also use faster local sources that may already have your vaccine dates.
| Fast source | Best for | What to ask |
|---|---|---|
| Current doctor or pediatrician | School, childcare, college, routine records. | “Can you print my vaccine history and check ImmTrac2?” |
| Local health department | Child records, public health vaccines, school help. | “Can your clinic access ImmTrac2 or print my immunization history?” |
| Pharmacy | COVID-19, flu, RSV, shingles, travel vaccines. | “Can you print my administered vaccine records with dates and product names?” |
| School or college | Previously submitted immunization proof. | “Do you still have the vaccine record I submitted for enrollment?” |
| Employer occupational health | Healthcare, EMS, nursing, clinical rotations. | “Do you have my vaccine and titer records from onboarding?” |
Hard Texas Immunization Record Cases
Your Texas doctor retired or the clinic closed
Search ImmTrac2 through the DSHS release form first. Then look for the clinic’s successor practice, hospital system, or medical records custodian. If the provider was licensed in Texas, the Texas Medical Board may help identify licensing history, but it usually does not hold your vaccine chart. Your best practical sources are the provider’s records custodian, the health system that acquired the practice, a local health department, and any school or employer that previously received your vaccine proof.
You moved to Texas from another state
ImmTrac2 may not automatically contain vaccines given in another state. Contact the immunization registry or provider in the state where you were vaccinated. If you came from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, California, Florida, or another state, use the CDC IIS contact directory to locate that state’s official registry.
You were vaccinated outside the United States
Bring the original foreign vaccine document to your Texas provider, school health office, college health office, civil surgeon, or local health department. Translation may be needed. The receiving organization may review vaccine names, dates, dose spacing, and whether the documentation is acceptable for its purpose.
Your record may have been deleted after age 26
If you are older than 26 and never submitted an ImmTrac2 Adult Consent Form, DSHS guidance indicates childhood records may have been deleted. In that case, focus on providers, schools, old paper files, pharmacy records, occupational health records, military records, and titer testing when accepted.
You need records after a hurricane, flood, fire, or displacement
Texas has an ImmTrac2 Disaster Information Retention Consent Form. If paper records were lost during a disaster, ask your provider, local health department, or DSHS whether the disaster retention form or ImmTrac2 search can help. Also check school, pharmacy, hospital, insurance, military, and employer records because those sources may have backups.
Titer Tests for Missing Texas Immunization Records
A titer test is a blood test that checks for immunity. It can sometimes help when vaccine dates are missing, especially for adults, healthcare workers, nursing students, medical students, and people applying for clinical rotations. Texas DSHS school guidance specifically recognizes serologic evidence or confirmation of immunity for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, and varicella.
| Titer situation | Common vaccines | Before you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare job | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B | Ask occupational health exactly which lab result format they accept. |
| Nursing or medical program | MMR, varicella, hepatitis B | Ask whether positive IgG titers meet the program’s compliance rule. |
| Texas school requirement | Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, varicella | Use DSHS and school instructions for acceptable documentation. |
| Immigration medical exam | Depends on civil surgeon review | Ask the civil surgeon before ordering tests independently. |
Official Texas Immunization Record Links
Use official sources first. This guide is independent and is not part of Texas DSHS, ImmTrac2, any school district, college, employer, pharmacy, or provider.
Main Texas DSHS immunization page with record request, school, and vaccine resources.
Open Texas DSHS ImmunizationsOfficial authorization form to release an ImmTrac2 immunization history.
Open release formOfficial list of ImmTrac2 release, adult consent, minor consent, withdrawal, and disaster forms.
Open DSHS formsOfficial DSHS vaccine requirements for school and childcare.
Open school requirementsOfficial DSHS information about exemption affidavits, provisional enrollment, and medical exemptions.
Open exemption guidanceUse this if vaccines were given in another state before moving to Texas.
Open CDC IIS contactsGeneral vaccine information and recommended schedules from CDC.
Open CDC vaccinesCheck current digital health card issuers if you need QR-style vaccine proof.
Open SMART issuersSource Verification for This Texas Immunization Record Guide
This article was checked against Texas DSHS immunization guidance, the DSHS ImmTrac2 forms page, the official F11-11406 release form, Texas DSHS ImmTrac2 program guidance, Texas school and childcare vaccine requirements, Texas immunization exemption guidance, and CDC IIS contact resources. Official sources remain the final authority because record release rules, forms, school requirements, exemption processes, and agency instructions can change.
Texas Immunization Records FAQs
Complete Texas DSHS Form F11-11406, the ImmTrac2 Authorization to Release Official Immunization History, and send it to DSHS by the official email, fax, or mailing route listed by Texas DSHS.
ImmTrac2 is the Texas Immunization Registry managed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. It stores immunization histories for people who participate in the registry.
For most public users, Texas does not work like a simple instant public download portal. The official route is a signed release request to DSHS, plus provider, pharmacy, school, or local health department records when needed.
Use Form F11-11406, titled Texas Immunization Registry (ImmTrac2) Authorization to Release Official Immunization History.
Texas DSHS lists ImmTrac2@dshs.texas.gov for members of the public requesting an ImmTrac2 shot record.
The official F11-11406 release form lists questions by phone at 800-252-9152. It also lists fax 512-776-7790.
Common reasons include no ImmTrac2 consent on file, adult consent not submitted, age 26 deletion, vaccines given outside Texas, provider reporting issues, pharmacy records not matched, name changes, or older paper records never entered into the registry.
Texas DSHS says people 18 or older must complete an Adult Consent Form. If a child was registered in ImmTrac2, childhood records are held until age 26 unless adult consent is submitted by the 26th birthday.
Yes, a parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator may request release for a child when the proper relationship and signature requirements are met on the official form.
Texas DSHS school guidance says serologic evidence of infection or serologic confirmation of immunity is acceptable in place of vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, or varicella. Always ask the school how to submit the lab result.
They may show if properly reported and matched, but you should also check the pharmacy directly for vaccines such as flu, COVID-19, RSV, shingles, and travel vaccines.
Contact the immunization registry or provider in the state where vaccines were given. ImmTrac2 may not automatically contain out-of-state vaccine history.
Texas DSHS lists an ImmTrac2 withdrawal form. Use caution before removing records because it may make future proof harder to retrieve for school, work, or personal needs.
No. ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational guide. Always verify final details with Texas DSHS, ImmTrac2, your provider, school, employer, college, local health department, or civil surgeon.