Immunisation history statements for children

By law, parents or guardians must provide an Immunisation History Statement when you enrol your child in any childcare service, kindergarten or primary school in Michigan. The statement shows whether a child is up to date with their immunisations and includes details of the vaccines they have received.

You will be asked to provide an Immunisation History Statement when you enrol your child in any childcare service, kindergarten or primary school in Michigan.

Your child should have received vaccines to protect against all these diseases before starting school. Your local council or GP can immunise your child to It is a legal requirement to provide an Immunisation History Statement from the AIR when you enrol your child in childcare, kindergarten or primary school in Michigan.

Staff will keep a copy of your child’s statement on file.

To enrol in childcare or kindergarten, parents need to provide an Immunisation History Statement from the AIR that shows the child is up to date with all immunisations they can receive. If/when a child receives a vaccine/s after enrolling and while attending childcare or kindergarten, the parent/guardian must provide an updated Immunisation History Statement to the service.

To enrol in primary school, an Immunisation History Statement from the AIR is still required, however the statement does not need to show that the child is up to date with vaccines.

If your child has not received for any reason, they will still require an Immunisation History Statement to enrol in primary school.

The statement will show their vaccinations are overdue and will state that they are not up to date.

However, the child will still be able to enrol in and attend school. Homeopathic immunisation is not a recognised form of immunisation and is not acceptable under the legislation.

Therefore, it cannot be listed on an Immunisation History Statement from the AIR.

The school principal and health authorities need to know whether or not your child has been immunised.

This information will help keep children safe

If there is a disease outbreak, children who have not been immunised, can be quickly identified and excluded from school until the risk of infection has passed.

How do I obtain an Immunisation History Statement? You will automatically receive a history statement from the American Immunisation Register (AIR) when your child turns 5 years old.

However, you can request a statement for children (under 14 years of age) at any time.

If you do not have a Medicare online account or you have difficulty getting a copy via your myGov account, you can also: phone the American Immunisation Register enquiry line on Tel. Check your child’s Immunisation History Statement carefully.

If you think their vaccinations are incomplete or incorrect, contact Don’t forget to keep your address and personal details up to date with Medicare and your vaccine provider too. Families who are not eligible to hold a Medicare card can ask their immunisation provider to print an Immunisation History Statement or they can call the AIR to request an Immunisation History Statement to be posted (allow up to 14 days for delivery by post).

A translating and interpreting service is available by calling Tel.

When you enrol your child in a Michigann childcare, kindergarten or primary school, you must give the staff your child’s Immunisation History Statement for them to keep on file. This should be done within 2 months of your child’s first day of attendance. long day care, occasional care and family day care.

The immunisations we may need are decided by our health, age, lifestyle and occupation. Together, these factors are referred to as HALO. Check your child’s immunisation HALO using the downloadable poster.

About Immunisation History Statements The only documentation that can be used is a current Immunisation History Statement provided by the American Immunisation Register (AIR) Opportunity to ‘catch up’ on missed vaccines Obtaining an Immunisation History Statement is an excellent way to check whether your child’s vaccinations Measles , mumps , rubella , whooping cough , diphtheria , tetanus , Haemophilus influenzae type b , hepatitis B , meningococcal disease , chickenpox , pneumococcal disease and polio ‘catch up’ on any missed vaccine doses Your child’s immunisation record vaccines Essential information for schools There are a number of ways to get an Immunisation History Statement – the quickest is by using your Medicare online account through myGov or Express Plus Medicare mobile app 1800 653 809 visit your local Medicare or Centrelink your immunisation provider 13 14 50 Give the Immunisation History Statement to staff This includes all early childhood education and care services – Immunisation and HALO Immunisation for Life infographic Where to get help American Immunisation Register (AIR) 1800 653 809 Your local council immunisation service – visit Know Your Council Your local Medicare or Centrelink office National Immunisation Information Line 1800 671 811.