Immunizations: Yellow Fever Vaccination Center Certification

To offer the yellow fever vaccine to the public, you must be authorized to use an official yellow fever stamp. There is one uniform stamp used by all Yellow Fever Vaccination Centers. The State of Wisconsin authorizes use of the stamp in our state.

The uniform stamp is used on the patient’s International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) card (yellow card). It verifies that the person has been vaccinated against yellow fever.

The yellow fever vaccine has a risk of serious side effects. Providers only should vaccinate people who:

Are at risk for exposure to yellow fever virus.
Require proof of vaccination for entry into a country. To further reduce the risk, health care providers should:
- Carefully observe contraindications.
- Consider the precautions to giving the yellow fever vaccine.

Learn about yellow fever

Requirements to become a yellow fever uniform stamp holder

Applicants must be a physician (medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine), physician assistant, or nurse practitioner with an active license in the State of Wisconsin.
Read and understand the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Yellow Fever Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Agree to record each dose of yellow fever vaccine administered in the Wisconsin Immunization Registry. If you aren’t a registry user, please email the Wisconsin Immunization Registry help desk at dhswirhelp@dhs.wisconsin.gov or call 608-266-9691 before completing the application.

Yellow fever stamp holder compliance requirements

Purchase an official yellow fever uniform stamp for each official Wisconsin Yellow Fever Vaccination Center and record each yellow fever vaccine administered on the ICVP card (yellow card).
Administer yellow fever vaccines only at an official Wisconsin Yellow Fever Vaccination Center.
Give the Vaccine Information Statement (PDF) to every yellow fever vaccine recipient before administering the vaccine.
Adhere to administration, storage, and handling requirements as indicated by Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the yellow fever vaccine manufacturer.
Providers are required to log all Yellow Fever vaccines administered in the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR).
Re-certify as a Yellow Fever Vaccination Center every three years. The manufacturer won’t ship yellow fever vaccines after your official yellow fever uniform stamp expires.
Notify the Wisconsin Immunization Program if the official uniform stamp holder leaves. Also notify us if there’s an address change for the Yellow Fever Vaccination Center.
Each provider may register a maximum of five yellow fever centers.

Steps to become a Wisconsin Yellow Fever Uniform Stamp Holder

The primary stamp holder completes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online training Yellow Fever Vaccine Course. Any staff advising travelers or administering the vaccine on behalf of the stamp holder also should complete the course. Stamp holders are responsible for ensuring completion by staff.
Save the Certification of Completion, which includes the training date. The applicant must upload the certification in their application.
The primary stamp holder completes the Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification application. You can complete this application over several sessions. To return to your, submit your return code given when you exited the application. Wisconsin Immunization Program staff do not have access to your survey number. We can’t help you if the number is lost or forgotten.
While you wait for your certification application to be processed, ensure you have an active account with the yellow fever vaccination (YF VAX) manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur. Call 1-800-VACCINE (1-800-822-2463).
Upon approval of your certification, contact the vendor listed on your certification letter to order the "Official Yellow Fever Vaccination" stamp.

Keep the certification letter for your records and note the expiration date as you must recertify every three years.

Steps to re-certify as a Wisconsin Yellow Fever Uniform Stamp Holder

The primary stamp holder must complete the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online training Yellow Fever Vaccine Course. It must be newly completed every three years. Any staff advising travelers or administering the vaccine on behalf of the stamp holder also should complete the course. Save the Certification of Completion, which includes the training date. The applicant must upload the certification in their recertification application.
The primary stamp holder completes the Yellow Fever Vaccine Certification application. You can complete this application over several sessions. To return to your application, submit your return code given when you exited the application. Wisconsin Immunization Program staff doesn’t have access to your survey number. We can’t help you if the number is lost or forgotten.

Questions about your certification? Email Tanner VanDrisse (Tanner.VanDrisse@dhs.wisconsin.gov) or Stacey Moyer (Stacey.Moyer@dhs.wisconsin.gov).

Where to find Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinics in Wisconsin

To find a list of locations certified to administer the yellow fever vaccine, search for Yellow Fever Vaccination Clinics.