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How to Become a Maryland Designated
Yellow Fever Vaccination Physician


1. Mail a letter to Maryland Coordinator for International Travel (see address below) requesting to become a physician designated to provide yellow fever vaccinations, along with the following:

  • Physician’s Name;
  • Practice Name (if applicable);
  • Maryland State License (copy);
  • Office Address;
  • Telephone Number; and
  • Fax Number

2. Upon verification that the requesting physician is in good standing with the Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance, the Maryland Coordinator for International Travel will mail an orientation packet to the requesting physician containing the following:

  • A Letter authorizing the requesting physician to secure a Uniform Stamp for the validation of International Certificates of Vaccinations (PHS-731).
  • Yellow Fever Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
  • Yellow Fever Vaccine Storage and Handling Instructions
  • International Certificate of Vaccination ordering process
  • Yellow Fever Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Booklet
  • Department of Health & Human Services Yellow Fever Update
  • Yellow Fever Questionnaire

3. Upon receipt of the orientation packet, the physician should have a Uniform Stamp created for the validation of International Certificates of Vaccinations per the instructions in the orientation packet.

4. The requesting physician should submit a letter, on the physician’s letterhead, stating “This is the medical stamp for Dr..” The letter should also include an imprint of the newly created Uniform Stamp for the validation of International Certificates of Vaccinations.

5. Upon receipt of the Uniform Stamp imprint, a letter of approval will be sent to the requesting physician, Sanofi Pasteur Inc. (yellow fever vaccine manufacturer), and the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorizing the physician to administer yellow fever vaccine.

6. Upon receipt of the approval letter the physician can begin to administer yellow fever vaccine.

7. Physicians designated to provide yellow fever vaccinations are required to verify their continued usage of yellow fever vaccine and the Uniform Stamp for the validation of International Certificates of Vaccinations with the Maryland Coordinator for International Travel on a biennial basis.

For more information please contact the Maryland Coordinator for International Travel at (410) 767-6679.

Mail letter to:

Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Center for Immunization
201 West Preston Street, Room 318
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Attention: Maryland International Travel Coordinator

Note: If physician has change of address or leaves the practice, the Maryland Coordinator for International Travel must be informed in writing.

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