Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification and Stamp


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Procedures for Healthcare Providers (physician, nurse, pharmacist) licensed in the State of Connecticut to Obtain/Update/Remove a Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification and Stamp.

Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Immunization Program reviews healthcare providers' requests for certification to administer yellow fever vaccine in the state of Connecticut. The DPH will process your requests through our helpdesk and send an email when your certification has been completed.


Procedure for Healthcare Providers to Request to Become Certified to Administer the Yellow Fever Vaccine:

To request to become certified to administer yellow fever vaccine:

  1. Providers must complete the required yellow fever vaccine training prior to certification at: Yellow Fever Vaccine 2023: Information for Health Care Professionals Advising Travelers - CDC TRAIN - an affiliate of the TRAIN Learning Network powered by the Public Health Foundation. CEs are no longer offered but those taking the training can still obtain a completion certificate.
  2. Submit a DPH Helpdesk ticket at https://dph-cthelpdesk.ct.gov/Ticket.
    (select Immunizations (CT WiZ) - Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification - Request Yellow Fever Certification)

    In this ticket, please include all the information below:
    • Physician's Name
    • Physician's License & DEA Number
    • Name of Facility
    • Mailing Address of Facility (from where yellow fever vaccine will be distributed)
    • Office Phone
    • Office Fax
    • Office Email
    • Who will receive the yellow fever vaccine: (international traveler, general public, or only for the distributor's clientele or company)
      • International traveler
      • General public
      • Only for distributer's clientele or company
      • Other, please explain:
    • Yellow Fever Training Completed: Providers must provide their proof of training completion prior to receiving Yellow Fever certification by attaching their Training Certificate to this helpdesk ticket or by emailing it to DPH.immunizations@ct.gov.
      • Yes, I attached my certificate as proof of training.
      • No, and I will complete the training and email my certificate as proof of completion. 

  3. Upon certification, the DPH emails the three (3) documents below, and informs Sanofi Pasteur that the provider is now officially certified to administer yellow fever vaccine in the State of Connecticut.
    • Document 1 – An official State of Connecticut certification sent to the provider to Administer the yellow fever vaccine.
    • Document 2 – An official certification sent to Sanofi Pasteur enabling the facility to place their yellow fever vaccine orders. 
      • Please note: All yellow fever vaccine orders are placed directly to Sanofi Pasteur and are not placed at the State of Connecticut.
    • Document 3 –An official certification for the yellow fever stamp, with the physician’s license number on it, which will be used to order the stamp from the Hartford Stamp Company. 
      • Please note: Once this document is received from the DPH, the provider will be responsible to contact the Hartford Stamp Company to purchase a stamp.

  4. Certified yellow fever providers who can administer yellow fever vaccine in the State of Connecticut will be added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) Yellow Fever Traveler's Health webpage.
  5. Once certified, providers should review the Yellow Fever packet including the CDC's Yellow Fever FAQ webpage and Yellow Fever www.immunize.org/vis/.


Procedure for Healthcare Providers to Update or Ask Questions about their Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification:

Providers should submit a DPH Helpdesk ticket at https://dph-cthelpdesk.ct.gov/Ticket.
(select Immunizations (CT WiZ) - Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification - Questions or Update Information).

In this helpdesk ticket, please include:

  • Physician Name and Facility's Contact Information.
  • The information that needs to be updated or your question.

The DPH will update the information or contact you for follow up if needed.


Procedure for Healthcare Providers to Remove their Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification:

Providers should submit a DPH Helpdesk ticket at https://dph-cthelpdesk.ct.gov/Ticket.
(select Immunizations (CT WiZ) - Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification - Remove Yellow Fever Certification).

In this helpdesk ticket, please include:

  • Physician Name and Facility's Contact Information.
  • Date when you will stop providing yellow fever vaccines.

The DPH will contact you for follow up to ensure your facility is removed from the CDC website and your stamp gets returned.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Yellow Fever Certification:

  • Providers must provide their proof of training completion prior to receiving Yellow Fever certification by attaching their Training Certificate to this helpdesk ticket or by emailing it to DPH.Immunizations@ct.gov.
  • Provider’s Yellow Fever certification/license is attached to the Stamp.   
  • More than one provider can have a Stamp in the clinic.   
  • Providers must report updates (i.e. provider leaves clinic, closes their clinic, clinic contact information changes, stops vaccinating, etc.) to CT DPH at: https://dph-cthelpdesk.ct.gov/Ticket.
  • Once certified, providers should review the Yellow Fever FAQ webpage and Yellow Fever www.immunize.org/vis/.
  • Yellow Fever vaccine administration is required to be electronically reported to CT WiZ within 48 hours of administration.   
  • Yellow fever vaccine displays on patients’ CT WiZ Immunization Record. 

 

For additional questions, please email DPH.Immunizations@ct.gov or (860) 509-7929.