Yellow Fever Vaccination Center Certification
State law (Administrative Code, Title 51. Public Health-Sanitary Code, Section 905) in accord with the 1977 mandate of the federal government (United States Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or "CDC") requires:
- that a provider in non-federal medical facilities offering and administering yellow fever vaccine to patients be certified by the state Office of Public Health (OPH) to do so and
- that the certified provider use an official stamp to validate that the vaccine was given as documented in the international travel certificate.
This OPH program carries out the requirements for certification as set forth above and supplies the official stamp to those providers certified to use it in Louisiana.
Yellow Fever Certification Forms
- Physician Application for Certification
- Pharmacist Application for Certification
- Yellow Fever Manual
- Report of vaccine usage; to be completed semi-annually
Applications and reports should be sent to the OPH regional office in the region in which the provider practices. Questions regarding this program may be directed to any Office of Public Health regional medical director or to the program co-coordinator in the OPH Central Office.
| Regional Office Locations and Contact Information | |
| Region 1 - Metropolitan Regional Office 1450 Poydras St., Ste. 1273 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 599-0100 Fax: (504) 599-0200 Region 2 - Capitol Regional Office 628 N. 4th Street Region 3 - 1434 Tiger Dr. Thibodaux, LA 70301 Phone: (985) 447-0916 Fax: (985) 447-0920 Region 4 - Acadian Regional Office Brandywine III, Suite 100 825 Kaliste Saloom Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 Phone: (337) 262-5311 Fax: (337) 262-5237 Region 5 - Southwest Regional Office 2827 4th Ave. Suite 100 Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: (337) 475-3200 Fax: (337) 475-3222 |
Region 6 - Central Regional Office 5604 "B" Coliseum Blvd. Alexandria, LA 71303 Phone: (318) 487-5262 Fax: (318) 487-5338 Region 7 - Northwest Regional Office 1525 Fairfield Ave., Rm. 569 Shreveport, LA 71101-4388 Phone: (318) 676-7489 Fax: (318) 676-7560 Region 8 - Northeast Regional Office 1650 DeSiard Street Second Floor Monroe, LA 71201 Phone: (318) 361-7201 Fax: (318) 362-3163 Region 9 - Southeast Regional Office 15481 W. Club Deluxe Rd. Hammond, LA 70403 Phone: 985-543-4880 Fax: 985-543-4888 |
For a list of certified yellow fever vaccination centers open to the public in Louisiana, please see the Traveler's Health website of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).