Minnesota has three distinct immunization checkpoints — kindergarten, 7th grade, and 12th grade — each with its own documentation requirements under Minn. Stat. §121A.15. This page covers which records schools request, how to pull your child's history from MIIC, and the booster dose at 16 that many families discover only when senior year begins.
Last verified: September 8, 2026
Under Minn. Stat. §121A.15, Minnesota schools must verify that every enrolled student has received the immunizations required by the Minnesota Commissioner of Health. The documentation is a provider-certified immunization record — Minnesota does not use a single statewide paper form like some states, but the record must show vaccine type, dose number, and date administered.
The required vaccine records for kindergarten entry:
7th grade checkpoint:
12th grade checkpoint:
MIIC (Minnesota Immunization Information Connection) is the state's immunization registry. Minnesota healthcare providers are required to report vaccinations to MIIC, which means your child's complete dose history is typically available there. Parents can request a MIIC Personal Immunization Record through their provider, clinic, or local public health department.
(Source: Minnesota Department of Health — MIIC, accessed Aug 30, 2026)
Minnesota schools accept a MIIC printout or a provider-generated immunization record that lists each vaccine, dose number, and administration date. If any doses are missing or undocumented, schedule a well-child visit before the school year starts — pediatric offices become very busy in late August and early September.
Minnesota requires 2 Hepatitis A doses for kindergarten entry — a requirement that families moving from some other states may have missed. Hep A is a two-dose series given at least 6 months apart, so if a child has only 1 dose, the second dose needs to be planned and tracked well ahead of enrollment.
Minnesota's 7th-grade checkpoint requires both a Tdap booster and a MenACWY dose. Then, at 12th grade, a second MenACWY booster is required if the first dose was given before age 16. Build a calendar reminder when your child receives the 7th-grade MenACWY so you know whether the 12th-grade booster will be needed.
(Source: Minnesota Department of Health, accessed Aug 30, 2026)
Minnesota is one of the few states with an explicit 12th-grade immunization requirement — the second MenACWY dose — in addition to the more common kindergarten and middle-school checkpoints. The timing of the 7th-grade MenACWY dose determines whether the 12th-grade booster is legally required, making it important to document the administration date precisely.
(Source: Minn. Stat. §121A.15 and §121A.17, accessed Aug 30, 2026)
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 local public health department, or your school nurse — they send records to it, and the immunization history builds itself into one timeline.
When Minnesota schools ask for immunization documentation — at kindergarten, at 7th grade, or at 12th grade — the dose dates, the MenACWY administration date, and the Hep A series are already organized. No calling MIIC, no hunting through folders, no last-minute panic before senior year.
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Start your family's record — freeMinnesota recognizes medical exemptions and conscientious objection exemptions under Minn. Stat. §121A.15, subd. 3. Medical exemptions require a signed statement from a licensed physician. Conscientious objection — which includes both religious and other sincerely held beliefs — requires a notarized statement from the parent or guardian. Minnesota does not require parents to specify a religious basis for the exemption.
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