Immunizations

Nonmedical Exemptions (Personal/Religious) for the 2023-2024 school year in Colorado:

Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year (7/1/2021), the process of submitting a nonmedical exemption will change. There will be two ways to submit a nonmedical exemption. 

Be sure to check with your student’s school, child care or college/university to find out if they need a printed copy of the Certificate of nonmedical exemption. If you submit to CIIS, the school can access the exemption information in CIIS, but cannot access the completed Certificate of nonmedical exemption

• Submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption WITH a signature from an immunizing provider in Colorado who is a medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice nurse, delegated physician’s assistant, registered nurse, or pharmacist OR

• Submit the Certificate of nonmedical exemption received upon the completion of CDPHE’s Online Immunization Education Module.

• Per Colorado Revised Statutes 25-4-2403, immunizing providers who sign the Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption must submit nonmedical exemption data to CIIS

• Parents of students in preschool or child care must submit nonmedical exemptions at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months of age. These exemptions expire when the next vaccines are due or when the child enrolls in kindergarten.

• Parents of students in grades K-12 claiming a nonmedical exemption must submit one annually. Nonmedical exemptions expire June 30th each year. If you submit a Certificate of nonmedical exemption on or before June 30th, it will not be valid for the upcoming school year unless you submit the exemption during early registration.

• Students in college/university claiming a nonmedical exemption must submit a Certificate of Nonmedical Exemption upon enrollment.