Find, Print or Fix Your Washington Immunization Record
Most Washington residents should start with MyIR, but a failed online match does not prove that the record is missing. A healthcare provider, pharmacy, school or the Washington State Immunization Information System may hold information that is not visible in your consumer account.
This guide shows the fastest retrieval order, MyIR matching steps, Department of Health release form, child and adult record routes, school Certificate of Immunization Status rules, conditional-status deadlines and what to do when a vaccination is missing or incorrect.
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WA IIS is Washington’s lifetime immunization registry.
CIS means Certificate of Immunization Status.
1-866-397-0337 or 360-236-3595.
Plan for up to 15 business days.
Which Washington record source should you use first?
Start here when you want to view or print available Washington immunization information for yourself or family members connected to your account.
- Your registration information is matched with the state registry.
- A telephone verification code is used to finalize matching.
- A matched account can show available immunization history.
- You may be able to print a school CIS.
- COVID vaccination certificate access may also be available.
Contact a source that already holds the record when MyIR does not match, a vaccination is missing or a deadline is close.
- Ask the provider for its own immunization history.
- Ask whether it can print a WA IIS record.
- Ask pharmacies for every vaccine administered by that chain.
- For a child, ask whether the school can print a validated CIS.
Use the Authorization to Release Immunization Records if online and local sources cannot provide the record.
- Choose email, fax or postal delivery.
- The current form requires a handwritten signature.
- Previous names can be included to improve record matching.
- Additional family members can be listed on page two.
MyIR, WA IIS and WA Verify are not the same thing
| System | Who normally uses it | What it provides | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MyIR | Adults, parents and guardians. | Available immunization history, family records, CIS and COVID certificate access. | Your registration information must successfully match the state registry. |
| WA IIS / WAIIS | Authorized providers, schools, child-care programs and public-health users. | Washington’s lifetime registry and medically verified reports. | It is not an open resident search-by-name portal. |
| WA Verify | People seeking Washington COVID-specific digital proof. | COVID vaccination verification when a matching record exists. | It is not a complete lifetime immunization history. |
| Provider EHR | Patients of that healthcare organization. | Vaccinations documented in the provider’s medical system. | Pharmacy, outside-provider or historical doses may be absent. |
| Pharmacy history | Customers of that pharmacy or chain. | Vaccinations administered through the pharmacy. | It will not replace a complete childhood or multi-provider history. |
How to get Washington immunization records step by step
How to use MyIR for Washington immunization records
Washington directs parents who want access to family records and adults who want their own records to MyIR. Registration details are used to find a matching record in the state immunization registry.
Prepare information that may affect matching
MyIR cannot find your record? Check these causes in order
No-match escalation workflow
Ask an organization that already has the record before filing a state request
| Source | Ask for | Why it helps | Avoid this mistake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare provider | Its complete immunization history plus WA IIS printout when available. | Comparing both versions can expose a registry gap. | Requesting only the latest visit summary. |
| Pharmacy | Complete pharmacy immunization history. | Recent adult doses may exist there even if another record is incomplete. | Checking only receipts or purchase history. |
| Child’s school | Student immunization record or validated CIS when staff have access. | All public schools and some private schools have WA IIS access. | Waiting until registration day to ask. |
| Previous school | Health/immunization file. | A prior school may retain medically verified documentation from a previous provider. | Assuming it was automatically sent with transcripts. |
| Local health jurisdiction | Local record guidance or clinic documentation. | The jurisdiction may identify another appropriate local/state route. | Assuming every local office can instantly print every WAIIS record. |
How to complete Washington’s Authorization to Release Immunization Records
Use the current Washington Department of Health form when MyIR and local record holders cannot provide the record you need.
Information requested on page one
PO Box 47843
Olympia, WA 98504-7843
Phone: 1-866-397-0337
Fax: 360-236-3590
Email: WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov
Processing time: why two official timelines appear
Authorization form: The July 2025 PDF says records will be sent no later than 15 business days after receipt and are usually sent within three to five business days.
For a fixed deadline, plan around the longer 15-business-day limit rather than assuming the shorter estimate is guaranteed.
Authorization expiration and revocation
The form says the authorization expires 18 years after signing or when the child turns 18, whichever happens first, unless it is terminated earlier.
The form says you may revoke the authorization in writing by mail or fax. Revocation does not undo records already released before the request was received.
How to correct an incomplete Washington immunization record
The current state authorization form tells users with an incorrect or incomplete history to ask the healthcare provider to correct the record first. If the provider cannot correct it or does not hold the complete history, contact WA IIS record support.
| Detail | Where to find it | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccine name | Provider portal, pharmacy history, vaccination card or visit summary. | Identifies the missing clinical event. |
| Administration date | Appointment history, receipt, claim or medical record. | Helps staff locate the original encounter. |
| Administering location | Clinic, pharmacy, school clinic or employer health office. | Shows which organization should verify the entry. |
| Manufacturer or lot number | Clinical administration record or pharmacy record. | Provides additional verification when available. |
| Name/address used at the visit | Portal profile, insurance record or appointment confirmation. | May identify a duplicate or mismatched registry profile. |
How to recover a child’s Washington immunization record
Try MyIR when your parent/guardian information can be matched with the child’s state registry information.
Ask the current provider for its medical history and a WA IIS record when available.
Ask whether authorized staff can print a validated CIS or help reconcile medically verified records.
If the child’s history is incomplete
- Check every pediatrician or clinic that administered vaccines.
- Search prior states or countries where the child received care.
- Ask the previous school for its immunization file.
- Check whether the family’s information was entered under another surname.
- Ask the provider to compare its EHR with WA IIS.
- If necessary, use the state authorization form.
How to get a Washington Certificate of Immunization Status
Washington uses the Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) to document required vaccinations or accepted evidence of immunity for school and child-care purposes.
Families can print a CIS when the child’s record is available through their MyIR account.
Authorized providers, schools and child-care users can print a medically verified CIS from the state system.
Vaccine dates must be entered on the official CIS and medically verified using an accepted process.
Validated CIS, MyIR CIS and handwritten CIS are not identical
| CIS type | Medical verification | Additional provider signature? | Important review point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Validated CIS from WA IIS | Medically verified by the IIS. | No additional healthcare-provider accuracy signature is needed. | It is designed to evaluate school/child-care requirements. |
| CIS printed from MyIR | Also medically verified because the vaccination dates come from IIS. | No additional accuracy-verification signature is normally needed. | The current older MyIR version can print vaccination dates that are invalid under minimum-age or minimum-interval rules, so school staff must review the dates. |
| Hardcopy completed by hand | Must be medically verified. | Provider verification or authorized school/child-care verification against attached medical records. | Attaching records to a blank CIS is not enough; vaccination dates must be entered on the form. |
Can the healthcare provider send the CIS directly to the school?
Do families need a new CIS every year?
Students continuing in the same school or district do not automatically need to submit a new CIS every year solely because the form was revised.
Washington says children attending child care must submit an updated medically verified CIS annually.
Some Washington schools do not need a paper CIS for every complete student
A school actively using the WA IIS School Module can verify that a student’s immunization status is COMPLETE directly in IIS and document that verification in the student’s school record.
If the school actively uses the School Module and the student’s IIS immunizations are COMPLETE, Washington says no CIS is required for that student.
Schools using the School Module still need a CIS when the student is conditional or when immunization information needs to be added to IIS to complete the record.
The two parent/guardian signature areas on the CIS
| Signature purpose | When it matters | What it authorizes or acknowledges |
|---|---|---|
| Conditional-status acknowledgment | The child is attending while completing a vaccine series. | Parent/guardian acknowledges the conditional-status rules and timelines. |
| Permission to add missing IIS information | Authorized school/child-care staff need to enter medically verified information into the School Module. | Provides permission for missing immunization information to be added as applicable. |
How Washington conditional immunization status works
Required vaccination or acceptable immunity documentation is complete for the child’s current school/child-care requirements.
The child has received every currently eligible required dose and is waiting for the minimum date of a later catch-up dose.
The documentation does not currently establish complete status or permitted conditional progress.
Do not treat laboratory testing as the default replacement for a lost record
Washington accepts qualifying healthcare-provider documentation of immunity for certain diseases, but the rules differ by disease. Ask the school and healthcare professional whether laboratory evidence is appropriate before ordering testing.
| Situation | Washington record guidance | User action |
|---|---|---|
| Positive qualifying titer already documented in WA IIS | It can print on the CIS and is considered medically verified. | Use the official CIS rather than ordering the same test again. |
| Chickenpox disease history | Parent recollection alone does not medically verify disease history for the CIS. | Ask the healthcare provider whether qualifying history is documented. |
| Pertussis or pneumococcal immunity | Washington school guidance says there is no acceptable antibody titer for these requirements. | Ask the healthcare provider and school which documentation is required. |
| Polio titer | Historical qualifying documentation must address immunity to all three polioviruses; new polio immunity documentation by titer is generally no longer practical because type 2 testing has not been available since 2016. | Do not self-order testing; ask the provider to review existing records. |
Certificate of Exemption is a separate school process
Where adults should look when MyIR is incomplete
| Why you need the record | Check first | Ask the receiving organization |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare employment | MyIR, provider, pharmacies and occupational health. | Which vaccines and document formats are actually required? |
| Nursing or medical program | Student health portal, MyIR, previous school and provider. | Does the program require dates, accepted immunity evidence or its own upload form? |
| Immigration examination | MyIR, provider, pharmacies and foreign records. | Which existing documents should be brought to the civil surgeon? |
| Travel | Travel clinic, MyIR, provider and pharmacy. | Whether a specific vaccine certificate or only historical documentation is needed. |
| Military or veteran documentation | Military medical system, VA and service records. | Whether the service record can be submitted directly. |
Pharmacy recovery checklist
How to rebuild an older Washington vaccination history
- Current provider
- Previous pediatrician
- Hospital medical-record department
- Former clinic network
- Successor practice
- Previous schools
- College health office
- Employer occupational health
- Military health records
- VA records
- Lifetime immunization card
- Baby book
- Camp forms
- Travel-health records
- Old pharmacy paperwork
If the former doctor or clinic closed
Out-of-state vaccinations may require a separate registry search
Records do not automatically move perfectly between every state, pharmacy, provider and federal system. Retrieve official documentation from each jurisdiction where vaccinations occurred.
Particularly relevant for Vancouver and Clark County residents who received healthcare in the Portland area.
Eastern Washington residents may need a separate Idaho registry/provider record.
California uses its own CAIR and Digital Vaccine Record routes.
Check WA Verify, MyIR, the administering pharmacy and the jurisdiction where each dose was administered.
Washington immunization record contacts
| Problem | Contact | Prepare first |
|---|---|---|
| Personal/family WA IIS record | WAIISRecords@doh.wa.gov · 1-866-397-0337 · 360-236-3595. | Legal name, previous names, DOB, address and request details. |
| Authorized WA IIS user error | WAIIS Help Desk: 1-800-325-5599 · WAIISHelpDesk@doh.wa.gov. | Organization, user role and exact error message. |
| MyIR matching problem | MyIR support, provider and WA IIS record support. | Former surname, previous address, old phone number and provider profile details. |
| School CIS | School nurse, registrar or child-care administrator. | Current CIS, child’s age/grade, missing dose and deadline. |
| County/local help | Washington local health jurisdiction directory. | County, administering provider and approximate vaccination date. |
Final record accuracy and privacy checklist
Washington immunization record glossary
- WA IIS / WAIIS
- Washington State Immunization Information System, the state’s lifetime immunization registry.
- MyIR
- The consumer-facing service Washington directs adults, parents and guardians to for available immunization records.
- CIS
- Certificate of Immunization Status, Washington’s official school and child-care immunization form.
- COE
- Certificate of Exemption, the separate Washington form used when a qualifying school or child-care exemption is requested.
- Conditional status
- Temporary attendance status for an eligible child who has received all currently available required doses and is waiting for the next valid dose date.
- WA Verify
- Washington’s COVID-specific digital vaccination-verification route, not a complete lifetime immunization history.
- School Module / SCCIM
- WA IIS functionality used by authorized schools and early-learning programs for immunization compliance and record work.
- Medically verified
- Record information supported by an accepted healthcare, registry or other official medical-documentation source.
Washington immunization records FAQs
How do I get my Washington State immunization records?
Start with MyIR. If it cannot match your record, ask your healthcare provider, pharmacy or child’s school. If those routes do not provide the needed history, submit Washington Department of Health’s signed Authorization to Release Immunization Records.
Can a regular resident log directly into WA IIS?
WA IIS is primarily an authorized professional registry used by healthcare providers, schools, child-care programs and public-health users. Residents normally use MyIR, their provider, pharmacy, school or the Washington DOH record-request process.
Why can MyIR not find my record?
The legal name, date of birth, address or telephone number may not match the state profile. Information can also be missing because of an older record, another state, a pharmacy/provider gap, a duplicate profile or prior opt-out.
How do I request my record directly from Washington DOH?
Complete the current Authorization to Release Immunization Records, provide the requested identity and recipient information, sign it by hand and submit it using the mail, fax or email instructions on the form.
How long does a Washington DOH record request take?
The consumer webpage currently describes a five-business-day process after receipt of the signed form. The July 2025 authorization form says records are sent no later than 15 business days and usually within three to five. Allow the longer window for a firm deadline.
Can one Washington release form request records for several family members?
Yes. The current form uses page one for the first patient or child and page two for up to four additional people, allowing up to five listed records when the signer is authorized to request them.
What is a Washington Certificate of Immunization Status?
The CIS is Washington’s official school and child-care immunization document. It can be printed from WA IIS or MyIR, obtained through an authorized provider or school, or completed using the official hardcopy with medical verification.
Does a MyIR CIS need a healthcare-provider signature?
A CIS printed from MyIR is medically verified by the IIS and generally does not need another healthcare-provider accuracy signature. However, Washington warns that the current MyIR version can display vaccination dates that are invalid under minimum-age or minimum-interval school rules, so the dates still need school review.
Does every Washington school student need a paper CIS?
Not always. A school actively using the IIS School Module can verify a student as COMPLETE in the system and record that verification in the school record. A CIS remains important for conditional students and when information needs to be added to IIS.
What does conditional status mean?
An eligible child has received all required doses they can currently receive and is waiting for the next valid catch-up dose. The parent or guardian signs the conditional acknowledgment, and updated documentation is required within 30 calendar days after the next dose becomes due.
What if my vaccines were given outside Washington?
Contact the provider, pharmacy or immunization registry in each jurisdiction where the vaccines were administered. Bring medically verified outside records to the Washington provider, school or other receiving organization because those vaccinations may not automatically appear in WA IIS.
Can I use an antibody titer instead of a missing vaccine record?
Only in certain circumstances. Washington accepts qualifying documented immunity for specific diseases, while some requirements do not have an acceptable titer route. Ask the school and healthcare professional before ordering testing.
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, WA IIS/WAIIS, MyIR, WA Verify, a local health jurisdiction, school, child-care program, pharmacy, hospital, clinic, employer, college, laboratory or government registry.
We cannot search, access, modify, certify or release your immunization record. Do not send this website your Social Security number, MyIR password, verification code, photo ID, child’s private information, medical record or other sensitive health information.
This guide does not provide medical advice and does not determine whether a person should receive, repeat, delay or avoid a vaccine. It also does not determine school compliance, exemption eligibility, employment clearance, immigration requirements or travel requirements. Verify current forms, processing times, school rules and medical questions with the responsible official organization or qualified healthcare professional.