Arizona public and private schools must verify that every enrolling student's immunization history is on file before the child attends class. This page covers which records Arizona law requires, how to retrieve them from official sources, and what Arizona's 15-day provisional admission window means for your family.
Last verified: September 8, 2026
Under A.R.S. §15-872, Arizona schools must receive a certificate of immunization for every enrolling student before the student can attend. The official document is the Certificate of Immunization, which must show dated dose records for each vaccine group required by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Arizona's school immunization requirements for K–12 entry include:
Students entering 7th grade also need a Tdap booster if not administered after age 10.
ASIIS (Arizona State Immunization Information System) is Arizona's statewide registry. Healthcare providers file dose records electronically to ASIIS. Parents may request a printed immunization history from their healthcare provider, who can pull it directly from ASIIS. The registry record is accepted by Arizona schools as official documentation.
(Source: azdhs.gov — ASIIS, accessed Aug 29, 2026)
If ASIIS doesn't have a complete record, bring existing immunization documents to your child's healthcare provider. They can verify dose dates and complete the Arizona Certificate of Immunization for school submission. The certificate requires the provider's signature and official information — it cannot be completed solely by a parent.
Blank Arizona Certificate of Immunization forms are available directly from the Arizona Department of Health Services website. Bring the blank form to your child's healthcare appointment for completion.
(Source: azdhs.gov — Schools, accessed Aug 29, 2026)
Children immunized in another state or country should bring all available records to an Arizona-licensed healthcare provider. The provider reviews the foreign or out-of-state history and verifies dose dates on the Arizona Certificate of Immunization for school submission. ASIIS can be searched for Arizona doses your child may have received before your current enrollment.
Arizona law allows a 15-day provisional enrollment period under A.R.S. §15-872(B) for students who are in the process of completing immunization requirements at the time of enrollment. During this period, the child may attend school while the family provides the documentation.
(Source: A.R.S. §15-872, accessed Aug 29, 2026)
Arizona's 15-day window is shorter than most states. Assembling immunization records before enrollment — not after the first day of school — avoids the provisional clock entirely.
Every person gets one health story, and one private Family Stork email address every clinic already knows how to use. Give that address to your pediatrician, your county health department, or your school nurse — they send records to it, and the immunization history builds itself into one timeline.
When Arizona schools ask for the Certificate of Immunization at enrollment — or at the 7th-grade Tdap checkpoint — the dose dates are already filed. No re-requesting from ASIIS, no searching through old paper records, no 15-day clock to race against.
Family Stork gives every family member a private @families.familystork.com address. Providers send immunization records to it automatically. Arizona Certificate of Immunization records, ASIIS updates, and every dose date — organized in one place, ready for every enrollment. $99/year — about $10/month.
Start your family's record — freeArizona recognizes two types of exemptions under A.R.S. §15-873:
The official exemption process and required forms are published by the Arizona Department of Health Services at:
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