Washington State · MyIR Mobile, WA IIS, CIS and official record recovery
Find Your Washington State Immunization Record
Washington residents have several legitimate ways to retrieve vaccination records. MyIR Mobile is the main public online route, while providers, pharmacies, schools and the Washington State Department of Health can help when MyIR cannot locate or display a complete history.
This guide explains the complete retrieval order, exact MyIR matching process, child access, WA IIS limitations, signed record-release form, school CIS requirements, conditional enrollment, record corrections and older or out-of-state vaccine recovery.
Protect your private health information.
Do not enter your date of birth, verification code, child information, vaccination history, signed release form or account credentials into a random “instant record lookup” website. Use Washington DOH, MyIR Mobile, your provider, pharmacy, school or another verified record holder.
Public online route
MyIR Mobile.
State registry
Washington State Immunization Information System.
School document
Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS).
Record help
1-866-397-0337.
Record email
WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov.
Choose the record task you need to finish
Use the section that matches your real situation instead of searching through unrelated vaccine information.
First decision
Which Washington immunization-record route should you use?
Best public online start
MyIR Mobile
Use MyIR when you want to view or print an available Washington immunization history yourself.
When your information successfully matches the state registry, MyIR can display immunization records and provide access to the Certificate of Immunization Status used for school and child care.
Ask your doctor, clinic or pharmacy for a complete immunization history. A provider may be able to print a WA IIS record or provide its own medical-record history.
Public schools and some private schools have WA IIS access and may be able to print student records when staffing allows.
How to get your Washington State immunization record step by step
Identify what document you actually need
Ask the school, child-care program, employer, college, healthcare program or other receiver whether it needs a general vaccine history, Washington CIS, provider record or another specific document.
Start with MyIR Mobile
Create an account and attempt to link your Washington registry record using identity information that matches what providers previously reported.
Check the original provider or pharmacy
If MyIR is incomplete, ask the clinic or pharmacy that administered the vaccination for its complete medical record.
Check the child’s school when relevant
Public schools and some private schools may have access to the WA IIS and may already hold an earlier immunization record.
Use Washington DOH’s signed release process
If the other routes do not work, complete the Authorization to Release Immunization Records form.
Review the returned history line by line
Check the legal name, date of birth, vaccine names, administration dates and expected providers.
Correct missing doses through the administering source
Ask the provider or pharmacy to verify its source record and update WA IIS when appropriate.
Search other jurisdictions separately
If vaccines were received outside Washington, contact the appropriate provider or state immunization registry.
A missing WA IIS record does not prove that you were never vaccinated.
A dose may exist only in a provider, pharmacy, school, military, federal, international, another-state or older paper record.
Public online access
How to use MyIR Mobile for Washington records
Prepare before you register
Email address for the MyIR account
Current legal name
Former or maiden name
Exact date of birth
Current address
Previous Washington address
Current mobile number
Previous phone numbers
MyIR linking process
Create your MyIR account
MyIR requires an email address to register.
Enter information that should match WA IIS
The service searches for an exact registry match using the information you provide.
Add possible phone numbers
MyIR currently allows up to four phone numbers that may be associated with your immunization record.
Choose text or automated call when offered
MyIR can send the matching verification code by text message or auto-dial call.
Receive the code on the registry-matching number
The verification code must go to a phone number already matching the state immunization record.
Enter the verification code
Successful verification links the immunization record to the MyIR account.
Open your Immunizations section
Review the full history instead of downloading a document without checking it.
Download the printable PDF
MyIR allows linked users to download printable vaccination information.
Recently vaccinated?
Sign back into MyIR and use Check for Updates under the immunizations area. MyIR says this should be done after receiving a new vaccine when you want the newly reported dose to appear.
Old phone number
The WA IIS may contain the number used with a previous healthcare provider.
Former surname
A maiden name, previous legal name or hyphenated variation may be attached to the registry record.
Date-of-birth mismatch
A demographic error can prevent an exact match.
Previous address
The registry may contain an older Washington address.
No access to verification number
MyIR cannot simply redirect the code to a different phone number because the matching phone is part of the identity-verification process.
Provider never submitted the dose
The vaccination can exist in the provider chart while being absent from the registry.
Provider reporting is incomplete
Washington DOH says WA IIS does not contain complete immunization histories for every person.
You previously opted out
Washington permits a patient or parent to decline participation in WA IIS.
Why phone updates can be confusing:
You can change phone numbers in your MyIR profile, but that does not automatically change demographic information already stored in WA IIS. A healthcare provider or Washington record-support route may need to update the registry information.
Provider demographic-correction script
“MyIR cannot match my Washington immunization record. Please check the legal name, previous name, date of birth, address and phone number associated with my WA IIS record and correct any inaccurate or outdated information.”
Parents and guardians
How to get a child’s Washington immunization record
Child younger than 18
Create and verify the adult’s MyIR account.
Select the option to add a family member or child.
Enter the child’s exact identity information.
Use phone numbers likely attached to the child’s registry record.
Complete the record-linking verification.
Person age 18 or older
MyIR does not allow an adult child to remain as a newly added dependent. A person age 18 or older is considered an adult for this purpose and should create their own MyIR account.
Pediatrician script
“I cannot link my child’s Washington immunization record. Please verify the child’s legal name and date of birth, my contact information, and whether your office has submitted the child’s vaccinations to the Washington Immunization Information System.”
Requesting records for several children through DOH?
The Washington Authorization to Release form includes additional space on its second page for multiple patients or children.
Registry and login explained
What is WA IIS, and who uses the professional login?
The Washington State Immunization Information System is a statewide, lifetime registry that contains immunization information for people of all ages.
The professional registry is designed for authorized healthcare providers, healthcare organizations, health plans, schools and public-health users. Current professional access is integrated with Secure Access Washington.
Individual or parent
Use MyIR, provider, school or DOH record-request routes.
Healthcare provider
Authorized providers can review, update and print registry information.
Authorized school
School users may view records, print a CIS and, with appropriate access and documentation, enter medically verified missing history.
Do not create professional WA IIS access simply to retrieve your own record.
Resident access and professional registry access are different workflows.
Why WA IIS may not be complete
Provider participation
Most Washington providers use the registry, but WA DOH does not claim that every person’s history is complete.
Voluntary reporting
CDC’s 2026 Washington IIS policy profile says Washington does not mandate provider reporting to the registry.
Opt-out
Washington permits patients or parents/guardians to decline IIS participation.
Older records
Vaccinations received before widespread registry use may remain only in older medical or paper records.
Request your immunization record directly from Washington DOH
If you cannot obtain a complete record from your provider and do not want to use MyIR—or MyIR cannot resolve your record—Washington DOH provides a signed Authorization to Release Immunization Records route.
Call first when you are unsure a state record exists
Contact the Office of Immunization at 360-236-3595 or 1-866-397-0337.
Prepare identifying information
DOH may ask for information such as the person’s name, date of birth and address.
Understand the phone privacy limit
Staff can tell you whether a record appears to exist, but immunization details are not released over the phone.
Download the current Authorization to Release form
Use the PDF hosted by Washington DOH.
Complete the patient and requester information
Include previous names when applicable.
Choose the person or organization receiving the record
The form allows the record to be released to a named person or agency.
Select email, fax or postal mail
The form permits more than one delivery option.
Sign the form by hand
The current form explicitly states that an electronic signature is not acceptable.
What information does the Washington record-release form request?
Patient or child
First name
Middle name
Last name
Date of birth
Previous name or names
Patient or guardian information
Guardian full name when patient is younger than 18
Patient/parent phone number
Street address
Apartment number when applicable
City
State
ZIP code
Email address
Patient/guardian date of birth
Recipient information
Recipient first and last name
Agency when applicable
Recipient phone number
Email destination
Fax destination
Postal mailing address
Authorization
Patient or parent/legal-guardian signature
Relationship to the patient or child
Date signed
Non-electronic signature
Several family members?
Page two provides additional spaces for multiple patients/children, including names, birth dates and previous names.
Authorization expiry:
The current form says the authorization expires 18 years after it is signed or when the child turns 18, whichever occurs first, unless it is terminated earlier.
Revocation:
The form says an authorization can be revoked through a written request to Washington State Immunization Information System by mail or fax. Revocation does not undo information already released before the request was received.
Submission and processing
Where to email, fax or mail the signed form
Washington DOH record-request destinations
Method
Destination
Before sending
Email
WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov
Attach the complete signed form and confirm the address ends in @doh.wa.gov.
Fax
360-236-3590
Send the complete form and retain the successful transmission confirmation.
Postal mail
WA IIS, PO Box 47843, Olympia, WA 98504-7843
Keep a private copy of the signed form and note the mailing date.
Mailing address
Washington State Immunization Information System
PO Box 47843
Olympia, WA 98504-7843
Allow extra time for important deadlines.
Washington DOH’s public record-access page currently says a signed request will be mailed, faxed or securely emailed within five business days. The authorization form says records will be sent no later than 15 business days and are usually sent within three to five business days. These statements are not identical, so the safest planning assumption is to allow the longer published window.
Email-security wording also differs.
The DOH web page describes records as securely emailed, while the current authorization form warns that information may not be encrypted once sent by email. If email confidentiality is important to you, ask WAIIS Records which current delivery method provides the level of protection you need.
After you receive the record
Verify the Washington record before using it
Legal name is correct
Date of birth is correct
Former-name records were merged when appropriate
Expected childhood vaccines appear
Recent pharmacy vaccines appear
Full administration dates are visible
All pages are present
PDF remains readable after printing
Save a permanent backup.
Keep the original PDF or paper state record in a secure location. Do not depend on a portal session, one phone or one school file as your only lifetime copy.
Corrections and missing doses
What to do when your Washington record is incomplete
New vaccination not showing
Use MyIR’s Check for Updates option first.
Provider has the dose but WA IIS does not
Ask the administering provider to verify registry submission.
Wrong name
Compare current and previous legal names.
Wrong birth date
Ask the provider to review demographic information.
Duplicate patient profiles
An authorized provider or IIS support route may need to investigate the records.
Out-of-state vaccination
Retrieve the official record from the state or provider where the dose was given.
Opt-out history
Previous opt-out can affect whether identifying vaccination data is available in WA IIS.
Old paper-only record
Check former providers, schools, colleges and personal archives.
Best correction sequence
Find the administering source
Contact the exact clinic, provider or pharmacy that administered the missing dose.
Ask for the source administration record
Obtain the vaccine name and administration date and, if available, manufacturer or lot information.
Ask the provider to correct WA IIS
Washington DOH’s release form specifically advises patients to ask their provider to correct an incorrect or incomplete record.
Contact WAIIS Records if the provider cannot correct it
Use WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov or 1-866-397-0337.
Check other record holders
Search pharmacies, schools, colleges, employers, military records and other states.
Provider correction script
“My Washington immunization history is missing the [vaccine] administered at your office around [date]. Please verify the original administration record, check my demographic information, and confirm whether the vaccination was submitted correctly to WA IIS.”
Do not make a medical decision from a missing registry entry alone.
If you cannot document a vaccination, give the available evidence to a qualified healthcare professional and ask the receiving organization what documentation it accepts.
Old, pharmacy and out-of-state records
Where to look when WA IIS does not contain your full history
Backup record sources
Situation
Check first
Request
Recent pharmacy vaccine
Pharmacy account and exact administering store.
Complete vaccination administration history.
Closed medical practice
Successor practice, hospital network and medical-record custodian.
Archived immunization or complete medical record.
Previous school
School nurse or registrar.
Previously submitted immunization documentation.
College history
Student health office.
Earlier immunization documentation.
Military vaccination
Military records, TRICARE or VA when applicable.
Complete military immunization history.
Out-of-state vaccination
The other state’s IIS, provider or pharmacy.
Official record from the jurisdiction where the dose was administered.
Foreign vaccination
Original provider, school and personal documents.
Original vaccine names and dates; ask whether translation is needed.
Moved into Washington with outside records?
Washington DOH advises people with medically verified records from another state or country to show them to a Washington healthcare provider. The provider may be able to add verified historical vaccinations to WA IIS.
Washington Certificate of Immunization Status: what actually counts
Washington schools and child-care programs use the Department of Health-approved Certificate of Immunization Status, commonly called the CIS.
Validated CIS from WA IIS
Generated from medically verified registry data and does not require another healthcare-provider verification signature.
CIS printed from MyIR
Also generated from medically verified WA IIS information and can be used as the state CIS.
Hardcopy CIS
May be completed manually, but the vaccination information must be properly medically verified.
Required CIS information
Child/student name
Birth date
Vaccine type
Month of each dose
Day of each dose
Year of each dose
Medical verification when required
Conditional-status signature when applicable
CIS versus supporting medical records
Document
How Washington treats it
What to know
Validated CIS from WA IIS
Approved CIS
Registry vaccination dates are medically verified.
MyIR CIS
Approved CIS
Printed from Washington’s registry-connected consumer system.
Handwritten CIS signed by provider
Can be approved
Provider certifies the vaccination information is accurate.
Handwritten CIS + attached medical records
Can be approved after verification
Authorized school/child-care staff compare the records with the completed CIS and sign/date verification.
Provider EHR printout alone
Medical record, not the approved CIS itself
It can be supporting medical documentation used to verify a completed hardcopy CIS.
Blank CIS with medical record attached
Not sufficient
The vaccination dates must actually be entered on the CIS.
Out-of-state records:
An official immunization registry or provider record from another state can serve as medically verified supporting documentation. It does not automatically turn into a Washington CIS; the Washington CIS process still needs to be completed when a CIS is required.
When can a child attend while catching up on vaccines?
Washington conditional status is for a child who has started the required catch-up process but must wait for the minimum interval before another dose can be given.
Receive every required dose the child is currently eligible to receive
A child cannot use conditional status to delay doses that are already due.
Provide the required documentation before attendance
Families must show the vaccinations already received.
Parent or guardian signs the conditional-status portion of the CIS
The signature acknowledges the responsibility to meet later documentation deadlines.
Wait until the next dose becomes medically due
Vaccine-series minimum intervals may require a waiting period.
Complete the next required dose
Continue the catch-up process according to the applicable schedule.
Turn in documentation within 30 calendar days after the next dose becomes due
This process continues until the required series is complete.
If the 30-day conditional window expires without acceptable documentation, the child can become out of compliance and may be excluded from attendance under the applicable Washington rules.
School nurse script
“Please tell me whether my child is complete, conditional or out of compliance, which exact vaccine or documentation is missing, when the next dose becomes due and the last date by which updated proof must be submitted.”
Special enrollment situations
Homeless, foster-care and military-family students
Student experiencing homelessness
Washington DOH guidance says students covered under the McKinney-Vento protections must be allowed to enroll, attend and participate and cannot be excluded merely for being out of compliance with immunization documentation.
Ask for the school’s homeless liaison to help recover records.
Child in foster care
Washington guidance likewise provides an enrollment exception for children in foster care while records and compliance are being addressed.
Coordinate with the foster-care caseworker and school.
Active-duty military family
Washington DOH says children of active-duty military parents or guardians must provide immunization-status documentation by the first day, but may have 30 days from enrollment to obtain additional required doses.
Child-care annual CIS
Do not assume one CIS lasts forever in child care.
Washington’s current school/child-care guidance says a new CIS must be submitted annually for continued enrollment in a child-care center. The child-care administrator determines the annual due date.
Exemptions are a separate workflow.
Washington uses a separate Certificate of Exemption process. A missing record, failed MyIR match or incomplete registry history is not itself an exemption.
Schools using the School and Child Care Immunization Module may be able to enter missing vaccination information from medically verified records.
When the record is already in WA IIS
School staff with appropriate system access can use the existing registry information for compliance and CIS work.
When new medical information must be entered
Washington DOH guidance says parent/guardian consent may be required under applicable FERPA procedures before school staff add immunization dates, exemptions or immunity information into the School Module.
A verbal parent report is not enough for School Module data entry.
Washington requires medically verified documentation before missing vaccination dates are entered.
Adults, college and work
Washington immunization records for adults
WA IIS is a lifetime registry for people of all ages, so adults should still try MyIR even when searching for vaccinations received years ago.
Best record source by adult use case
Need
Start with
Question to ask
College or university
MyIR, provider and student-health office.
Which exact proof format does the institution require?
Healthcare employment
MyIR, provider, pharmacy and occupational health.
Which vaccine dates or specific forms are required?
Recent pharmacy vaccination
Pharmacy account and MyIR.
Can the pharmacy provide the complete administration record?
Military paperwork
MyIR plus military/federal health records.
Which civilian records should be brought?
Travel
MyIR and travel clinic.
Is a particular international certificate required?
Immigration medical exam
Provider, MyIR and original foreign/out-of-state records.
Which original or translated records should be taken to the authorized medical examination?
College record shortcut:
Washington DOH’s college-student guidance specifically points students to MyIR Mobile to view and print Washington immunization information.
Washington immunization record phone and email help
Contact the correct Washington office
Problem
Contact
Use it for
Individual/family record help
1-866-397-0337
Personal record access, release form and incomplete record help.
Office of Immunization
360-236-3595
Washington immunization and record questions.
Record request email
WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov
Individual/family records and signed release route.
Record request fax
360-236-3590
Signed authorization submissions or written revocation.
Professional WA IIS technical help
1-800-325-5599 / WAIISHelpDesk@doh.wa.gov
Authorized IIS users and technical support.
School/child-care requirement question
OICPSchools@doh.wa.gov
Washington school and child-care immunization requirement questions.
Use the right help desk.
WAIISRecords is the relevant route for individuals and families requesting records. WAIISHelpDesk primarily supports authorized professional IIS users.
Universal record-location script
“I need a complete immunization history for [purpose]. The record may be under [current/former name], and vaccinations may have been given around [years] by [provider/location]. Can you check your medical record or WA IIS and tell me what authorization or identification information you need?”
Plain-English terminology
Washington immunization record glossary
WA IIS / WAIIS
Washington State Immunization Information System, the statewide lifetime vaccination registry.
MyIR Mobile
The consumer service used to link, view and print available state immunization records.
CIS
Certificate of Immunization Status, Washington’s approved school and child-care immunization document.
Validated CIS
A CIS generated from WA IIS containing medically verified vaccination dates.
Conditional status
A qualifying temporary school or child-care status while a child waits for later doses in an active catch-up series.
COE
Certificate of Exemption, a separate Washington document for applicable exemption requests.
SCCIM
School and Child Care Immunization Module, the WA IIS feature used by participating schools and child-care programs.
LHJ
Local Health Jurisdiction, a county, district or city-county public-health agency in Washington.
Authorization to Release
The signed Washington DOH form used to authorize release of available WA IIS immunization information.
Medically verified record
Vaccination documentation verified by an appropriate healthcare, registry or other accepted official source rather than an unverified personal list.
Privacy and common mistakes
Avoid these Washington immunization-record mistakes
Using an unofficial instant lookup
Start with Washington DOH, MyIR, providers, pharmacies and schools.
Using professional WA IIS as a resident
Professional Secure Access Washington/IIS access is not the normal personal record route.
Ignoring old phone numbers
MyIR exact matching can depend on historical registry contact details.
Sharing the MyIR verification code
Treat the code as private account-verification information.
Using an electronic signature on the release form
The current DOH authorization explicitly says electronic signatures are not accepted.
Assuming the registry is always complete
Provider reporting is not universally mandated and historical records may be absent.
Giving school a blank CIS
The CIS itself must contain the required vaccination information.
Treating an EHR printout as the CIS itself
It may be supporting medical documentation but is not automatically Washington’s approved CIS.
Waiting until an enrollment deadline
Matching, provider corrections and signed state requests can take time.
Sending more health information than needed
Ask the receiving organization which exact document it requires.
Frequently asked questions
Immunization Record Washington State FAQs
How do I get my immunization record in Washington State?
Start with MyIR Mobile. You can also request a complete record from your healthcare provider, clinic, pharmacy or child’s school. If those routes do not provide a complete history, use Washington DOH’s signed Authorization to Release Immunization Records process.
Can I log directly into the Washington State Immunization Information System?
The professional WA IIS is for authorized healthcare, school and public-health users. Residents normally use MyIR Mobile, their provider, school or Washington DOH record-request routes rather than professional registry access.
Why can’t MyIR find my Washington record?
MyIR requires an exact registry match. A previous name, old phone number, different address, birth-date error, incomplete provider reporting or opt-out history can interfere with record linking.
What if I no longer have the phone number receiving the MyIR code?
The code is sent to a phone number matching the immunization registry. Try other historical numbers and ask your healthcare provider or Washington record support to help correct outdated registry contact information.
Can I get my child’s Washington immunization record through MyIR?
Parents and guardians can add children younger than 18 to an eligible MyIR account when the child’s information can be linked. A person age 18 or older should create their own account.
How long does a Washington DOH immunization-record request take?
Washington DOH’s public access page says signed requests are fulfilled within five business days. The current release form says no later than 15 business days and usually within three to five business days. Allow extra time for an important deadline.
Can I print a Washington school CIS from MyIR?
Yes. A CIS printed through MyIR is one of Washington’s approved medically verified CIS routes. A validated CIS can also be printed directly from WA IIS by an authorized provider or school.
What if a vaccine is missing from MyIR?
If the vaccination was recent, use MyIR’s Check for Updates option. If it still does not appear, contact the administering provider or pharmacy and ask staff to verify the source record and WA IIS reporting.
Can vaccines from another state be added to Washington’s registry?
Washington DOH advises people with medically verified out-of-state or foreign vaccination records to show them to a Washington healthcare provider. The provider may be able to enter verified historical doses into WA IIS.
What should I do if my old Washington provider closed?
Check the successor medical practice, affiliated hospital system, archived-record custodian, former school, pharmacy, MyIR and Washington DOH record-support route. Also search another state’s registry when vaccinations were administered outside Washington.
Independent information guide — not a medical office or government registry
ImmunizationRecord.org is an independent informational website. It is not the Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Immunization Information System, MyIR Mobile, CDC, a local health jurisdiction, school, child-care center, pharmacy, employer, hospital, healthcare practice or government registry.
We cannot search, access, modify, certify, receive or release your personal immunization record. Do not send this website your MyIR verification code, signed Washington DOH release form, date-of-birth documentation, medical-record password, photo identification, child’s private health information or full vaccine history.
This guide does not provide medical advice and does not determine whether you or your child should receive, repeat, delay or avoid a vaccine. It also does not determine school, child-care, employment, college, travel, immigration or exemption eligibility. Use current official Washington sources and an appropriately qualified healthcare professional for decisions that apply to your individual situation.
Washington DOH family-record guidance, WA IIS information, MyIR Mobile help, the official Authorization to Release form, current school/CIS guidance and 2026 Washington IIS policy information reviewed August 20, 2026. Forms, portal behavior, contact routes and school requirements can change.