To protect students and children from diseases that are preventable by immunization, Wisconsin law requires all students to show that they have received the required immunizations or have a signed waiver.
This page includes information about the law and materials that schools, child care centers, and public health agencies use to implement the law.
School Law Requirements
Department of Health Services Immunization Program staff, along with Louise Wilson from the Department of Public Instruction, will be holding a webinar on the Wisconsin Student Immunization Law on Monday, August 22, 2022, from 1–2:30 p.m. The webinar will cover the 2022–2023 school year reporting requirements. To join, use the Zoom link or call (669) 254-5252 Meeting ID (161 031 9005) and passcode (086531).
Materials for Schools
Full booklet: Wisconsin School Immunization Requirements P-44545 (PDF)
Immunization law clarification, P-01438 (PDF)
Immunization requirements, P-44021 (PDF)
The following tools may be used by school administrators to track school requirements for immunization:
The following materials may be emailed or mailed from schools to parents:
Forms, Reports, and Letters
Student Immunization Record, F-04020L
Notice of Exclusion, P-44545 (PDF)
Please use the School Report, F-04002 to report your immunization data to the health department.
Local Health Department contact information
Search for your school's DPI LEA code and school code: public school, by district | public schools | private schools
Noncompliance Roster, F-01580 (PDF)
90th Day Letter – for students "in process," P-44545 | Spanish | Hmong | Somali
90th Day Letter – for students who are not compliant, P-44545 | Spanish | Hmong | Somali
Results from the Past School Year
Summary of School Immunization Rates, P-01894 (PDF)
Wisconsin Student Immunization Law Compliance Results, P-02204a(PDF)
Interactive web map of the following data:
Public School District Compliance Rates, P-02388a (PDF)
Private School Compliance Rates, P-02388 (PDF)
For more information on compliance, see: Immunization law clarification, P-01438 (PDF)
Educational Materials for Parents
Tdap fact sheet for parents, P-00039
Vaccines recommended at ages 11-12: What parents should know, P-90022
Additional Resources
Child Care Requirements
Resources to Help Child Care Centers Prepare for the Annual Assessment
Letter to Child Care Center Directors that outlines immunization requirements and steps to prepare for the 2022 Child Care Assessment.
Q&A document, P-02047 to help parents understand immunization requirements for child care centers by age.
Child Care Assessment Booklet
The Child Care - Immunization Assessment booklet, P-44329, also called the "assessment booklet," contains all of the information and instructions that child care centers need in order to complete the annual assessment.
According to state law, child care centers should require all parents to keep their child's Immunization Record up-to-date. Maintaining this Child Care - Immunization Record, F-44192 form will meet this requirement.
Child Care Assessment Results
Contacts
Wisconsin local health departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
