Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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Confidentiality

 

Immunization records are confidential and personal medical information. The Colorado Immunization Registry Act of 2007 designated the Colorado Immunization Information System as a lifelong immunization record tracking system. CIIS has signed agreements with all participating sites that are authorized to provide information to or access information from the immunization registry. CIIS and all persons and entities that access immunization records are required to maintain the confidentiality of those records. The CIIS Confidentiality Policy applies to all individually identifiable information in all formats, including paper-based and electronic records. *Please note: you cannot get your/your child’s shot record directly from CIIS; you must contact your healthcare provider for your/your child’s record. For tips on how to track down immunization records, please click here.

 

Information in CIIS can only be released to:

 

  • You (only through your healthcare provider)
  • Your/your child’s healthcare provider
  • A school, childcare or university where you/your child are enrolled
  • A managed care organization or health insurer where you/your child are enrolled
  • Hospitals
  • Persons or entities who have an agreement with the State of Colorado for immunizations
  • The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing if you/your child are enrolled in Medicaid

 

Any person who releases or makes confidential immunization records public in any unauthorized manner commits a class 1 misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by 6-18 months in jail or a fine of $500 to $5000, or both. The unauthorized release of each record shall constitute a separate offense. The CIIS Confidentiality Policy portable document format and CIIS Security Policy portable document format are reviewed and potentially revised at least annually. You may obtain copies of current CIIS policies from the links below (hyperlink to PDFs of Confidentiality Policy and Security Policy). You may at any time choose to have your/your child’s shots excluded from the Colorado Immunization Information System. For more information on the CIIS opt-out procedure, please click here.