In addition to overseeing Florida’s main immunization program, the Florida Department of Health provides information to assist with making informed decisions.
Adult & Travel Immunizations
Immunizations are available to adults interested in receiving routine vaccines and others that may be considered for international travel destinations.
Child Immunizations
Information about childhood immunization requirements for school attendance and vaccine exemptions.
Obtaining Immunization Records
Immunization records are usually records that were provided to parents when the child received them and may also contain a medical record from the health care provider where the immunization(s) was given. There is no national database that maintains the immunization records for adults. If official copies of immunization records are needed, or if there is a desire to update personal records, the following places may provide some assistance to obtaining these records:
- Ask parents/caregivers if they retained any records of immunizations (look in baby books or other saved documents from childhood).
- Contact the high school and/or college attended for any records, if available.
- Contact previous employers (including the military) that may have required immunizations for employment purposes.
- Contact your health care provider or county health department. Records maintained by the health care provider’s office may only be available for a limited number of years.
- Contact your local county health department to determine if you have immunizations recorded in Florida SHOTS.
If you have records in Florida SHOTS system, you can request your vaccination records directly from Florida SHOTS by completing an authorization to disclose confidential information form. This form is for use only by individuals aged 18 years and over to request their own immunization history.
Florida SHOTS is a free, statewide, centralized online immunization registry that helps parents, health care providers, and schools keep track of immunization records. Ask your health care provider for a personal identification number so you can view your child’s immunization history and print a copy of your child’s Florida Certification of Immunization (DH Form 680).
For more information, visit Florida SHOTS or call 877-888-7468.
State and Federal Immunization Requirements
Florida Statutes
Reportable Diseases
- Title XXIX, Chapter 381.0031 Public Health: General Provisions; Report of Diseases of Public Health Significance to Department
- Title XXIX, Chapter 384.25 Sexually Transmissible Diseases; Reporting Required
School Entry Requirements, Including Required Immunizations
- Title XLVIII, Chapter 1003.22(4) Public K-12 Education; School-entry Health Examinations; Immunization Against Communicable Diseases; Exemptions; Duties of Department of Health
- Title XLVIII, Chapter 1002.23(7)(e) Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices; Family and School Partnership for Student Achievement Act
- Title XLVIII, Chapter 1002.42(6) Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices; Private Schools, Immunizations
Immunization Registry
Postsecondary Educational Institutions
Title XLVIII, Chapter 1006.69 Vaccination Against Meningococcal Meningitis and Hepatitis B
Influenza and Pneumococcal Prevention
- Hospitals: Title XXIX, Chapter 381.005(2) Public Health: General Provisions; Primary and Preventive Health Services
- Nursing Homes: Title XXIX, Chapter 400.141(22-24) Administration and Management of Nursing Home Facilities
- Pharmacists: Title XXXII, Chapter 465.189 Administration of Vaccines and Epinephrine Autoinjection
- Emergency Medical Services Personnel: Title XXIX, Chapter 401.272(2)(b) Emergency Medical Services Community Healthcare
Florida Administrative Code
Reportable Diseases
- 64D-3.029 Diseases or Conditions to be Reported
- 64D-3.040(7) Procedures for Control of Specific Communicable Diseases. Perinatal Hepatitis B
School Entry Requirements, Including Required Immunizations
- 64D-3.046 Immunization Requirements: Public and Nonpublic Schools, Grades Preschool, Kindergarten Through 12, and Adult Education Classes
- 64F-6.002(1)(e) School Health Services Program
- 65C-20.011(1)(a) Family Day Care Standards and Large Family Child Care Homes—Health Records
- 65C-22.004(1)(d) Health Related Requirements. Outbreaks
- 65C-22.006(1)(c) Record Keeping
Federal Requirements
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Vaccine Program Office