Submission of Immunization Report by November 1

ACTION REQUIRED by all 74 Catholic schools

Thank you to everyone who has already reported! You can find a frequently updated spreadsheet of schools that reported on our web page: www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/348-345-SchoolRegistrationReportingTracking.xls

A special request:
WA has a high medical exemption rate (6 times higher than the national average), which we believe may be related to the exemption law change in 2011. Please review Certificates of Exemption with a medical exemption checked, in addition to a personal exemption, and follow-up with parents to determine if there’s a reason for the medical exemption. Medical exemptions should be obtained only if there’s a medical contraindication to vaccination. Providers may be confused about filling out the form.

Parents can request immunization records or the required Certificate of Immunization Status from our state Immunization Information System. Please look at our web page for more information.

Immunization Status Reporting

How to Report School Data
Report in the Immunization Information System: www.waiis.wa.gov.
- If you are new and will use the online Immunization Information System (IIS) to report, please send an email to waiishelpdesk@doh.wa.gov to request an account setup. Please remember: if you already have access to the IIS to look up students’ immunizations, you still need another account to report in the IIS.
- If you reported in the IIS last year, you will get an email with your username and password this week. If you don’t see this email, please send an email to oicpschools@doh.wa.gov.

How to Report PreSchool Data
This year, we are asking all preschools and child cares to fill out the preschool report form and email or mail the form to the Department of Health. There is no online reporting form this year.
Do NOT use the IIS to report preschool data.
- Send all questions related to reporting to: oicpschools@doh.wa.gov.
- All public and private schools, and licensed preschools must report the immunization status of students by Nov. 1 each year per state law (WAC 246-105-060).
- Schools can find reporting information on our school reporting web page.Preschool reporting information can be found on the early learning program reporting web page.
- Review step-by-step instructions to complete the school immunization report.

School and Preschool Immunization Requirements for School Year 2015-16
- Vaccines Required for School Attendance chart
- Vaccines Required for Preschool and Child Care chart
- Find detailed information on each vaccine requirement in the updated Individual Vaccine Requirements Summary (IVRS)
- Immunization Manual for Schools, Preschools, and Child Care Facilities
- Send an email to immunenurses@doh.wa.gov for help to determine if a student is in compliance

Thank you for all you do to make sure students are well immunized!

Department of Health Office of Immunization and Child Profile
PO Box 47843
Olympia, WA 98504-7843
Phone: 360-236-3595
Email: oicpschools@doh.wa.gov
Website: www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Schools/Immunization.aspx