Implementation Tools

Use these resources to help implement immunization requirements in your child care facility or school.

Overview of Requirements

• Webinar: 2019 Changes to Immunization Requirements
  
   
  
  
• California Immunization Handbook (PDF)
  
• Guide to Immunizations Required for Child Care (PDF) | Spanish | Chinese (Traditional)
  
• Guide to Immunization Requirements for TK/K-12 | Spanish (PDF)
  
• Parents' Guides to Required Immunizations 
  
• California Law and Regulations
  

Records (Blue Card)

• California School Immunization Record (CSIR/Blue Card/CDPH 286) (PDF)
  Print copies or contact your local health department to ask about ordering free printed copies.

• Tdap (Pertussis Booster) Requirement Sticker for older Blue Cards Guide for School Staff (PDF) (Order stickers for free from your local health department.)
  

Computerized School Immunization Records

• Schools, school districts, and pre-kindergarten (childcare or preschool) facilities may computerize their immunization record-keeping systems. The computerized systems must contain at a minimum the information outlined in regulation section 6070.  Please contact ImmunizationBranch@cdph.ca.gov if you need assistance, or
• Use California's Immunization Registry (CAIR) (PDF) to find students' shot information, fill out the "Blue Card", and identify children with missing shots. View CAIR2 User Guides and Training Videos for Schools.