Texas ImmTrac2: Getting a Child's Immunization Record

Texas immunization records live in ImmTrac2, the state registry run by the Texas Department of State Health Services, and a copy starts with a form, not a login: the Authorization to Release Official Immunization History, DSHS stock number F11-11406, returned through a provider or local health department. Texas is an opt-in state: nothing enters the registry without signed consent.

Key takeaways

• Texas is an opt-in state: CDC's Texas policy page states the registry "requires explicit consent with opt-in by law" for children and adults alike.
• The request for a copy is DSHS form F11-11406, Authorization to Release Official Immunization History, returned through a health care provider or local health department.
• Consent uses separate forms — C-7 for a minor, F11-13366 for an adult, C-8 to withdraw — and it is per person, not per household.
• A thin ImmTrac2 printout usually means no consent on file, doses given in another state, doses that predate the system, or an identity mismatch — not a failed request.
• Download the form on the day you use it: on September 5, 2026, two DSHS pages showed different revision dates (02/2026 and 05/2026) for the same release form.

The DSHS immunization FAQ for the general public, read on September 5, 2026, answers the question directly: "To request your vaccination record or your child's you will need to complete the appropriate form, listed below, and return to your health care provider, your local health department" or send the request to the DSHS immunization unit. The consent rule is what differs from most states, and it explains almost every thin printout. This article describes requesting a record and reading what comes back. It does not cover Texas school immunization requirements, medical exemptions, or how a clinic enrolls as an ImmTrac2 provider.

Why does consent matter more in Texas?

Because Texas is an opt-in state. CDC's IIS policy page for Texas, updated April 16, 2026, states that the Texas Immunization Registry "requires explicit consent with opt-in by law" for children and for adults alike, and that the system includes immunization records for vaccine recipients of all ages.

Consent in Texas is a signed form rather than a checkbox, and DSHS publishes a different one for each situation. Its public forms page, read on September 5, 2026, listed an Adult Consent Form, a Minor Consent Form for a person under 18, and a Withdrawal of Consent and Confirmation Form. Consent can be given and taken back, and each of those steps has its own document and its own stock number.

Consent is also per person, not a single household switch. A family with three children may have consent on file for the two born at a hospital that handled the paperwork and nothing for the third, and the registry will look exactly as complete or as empty as that history dictates.

Which ImmTrac2 form does a family need?

DSHS lists its registry forms by stock number, with a revision date beside each. The stock number is what a clinic front desk recognizes, so it is worth writing down before you call.

Stock number	What the form does
F11-11406	Authorization to Release Official Immunization History — the request for a copy
C-7	Minor Consent Form — consent to include a person under 18 in the registry
F11-13366	Adult Consent Form — consent for a person 18 or older
C-8	Withdrawal of Consent and Confirmation Form — takes consent back
F11-11936	Newborn Registration Form — registration at birth

None of those is a parent portal or a login. The route to a copy for a household runs through the release form and a provider or local health department, which is why the request is a paperwork errand rather than a download.

How do families request a copy?

1. Download the release form from the DSHS public forms page — the Authorization to Release Official Immunization History, plus the Minor Consent Form if consent was never given.
2. Fill it in from a document rather than from memory — legal name spelling and date of birth are what a registry matches on.
3. Return the completed form through your health care provider or your local health department — the two routes the DSHS FAQ names before any direct submission to the department.
4. Keep a copy of what you sent, and note the date.
5. File the result next to the clinic printouts you already have.

Download the form on the day you use it. On September 5, 2026 the DSHS FAQ page and the DSHS forms page listed two different revision dates for the same release form, 02/2026 and 05/2026, which is reason enough not to reuse a scan saved last year. Do not fill in a missing date from memory either: an official record that is short is still an official record, and a corrected one has to come from the provider who gave the dose.

Why are doses missing from a Texas record?

Four reasons, and only one of them is Texas-specific.

• No consent on file. The opt-in rule means unconsented doses were never entered.
• Doses given in another state. A registry boundary is a state line. Families who arrive from elsewhere start with an empty Texas file, which is the situation described in what a move across state lines does to vaccine records.
• Doses that predate the system or came from a non-reporting source. Older records, a closed practice, or care received abroad can all be absent.
• Identity mismatches. A nickname on one form, a transposed digit in a birth date, or a hyphenated surname entered two ways can split one child into two files.

A thin report is a reason to keep calling the providers who gave the doses, not evidence that the visits never happened. The order for that reconstruction — giver first, state system second, school and camp copies third — is set out in rebuilding a lost immunization history, and the general shape of these state systems is covered in our article on immunization information systems.

What should a household keep on its own?

Keep the dates as they happen. CDC defines an Immunization Information System, on its IIS overview updated March 30, 2026, as a database recording "all immunization doses administered by participating providers" — a definition that already tells you where the holes will be. In an opt-in state, the word doing the work is not only "participating" but "consented."

Ask two questions whenever a dose is given in Texas: is this being reported to ImmTrac2, and can I have the date in writing today. Then keep that date somewhere you can reach it in a school office. That is the job Vaxnext does on an iPhone or Android phone — one file per family member, kept on the device with no account, reminders that work offline, and a JSON export you send yourself through the phone's share sheet. It holds what you type into it. It is not connected to ImmTrac2 and does not replace the official Texas immunization records a school or a college asks to see.

FAQ

Why can a Texas record be missing doses?

Texas requires explicit consent for a person's immunizations to be included in ImmTrac2, so a dose given without a consent form on file was never entered. Doses given in another state, before the registry existed, or by a practice that has since closed can also be absent. A short printout usually means an incomplete data trail rather than a mistake in your request.

What happens to registry data when a child turns 18?

Texas publishes separate minor and adult consent forms, and CDC's policy page states that Texas requires explicit opt-in consent for adults as well as children. The public DSHS pages read on September 5, 2026 do not spell out what happens at the moment a minor turns 18, so ask the DSHS immunization unit directly rather than assuming a childhood record stays available — and keep your own copy of the dates either way.

Not medical advice. This article is general information based on public CDC and Texas Department of State Health Services pages, read on September 5, 2026. It does not replace a clinician, and a registry printout is not a clinical assessment. Confirm the current official page and your own situation before you act.