CHARLES D. BAKER
Governor

KARYN E. POLITO
Lieutenant Governor

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Public Health
William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Bureau of Infectious Disease Division of Epidemiology and Immunization
Tel: (617) 983-6800
Fax: (617) 983-6840
www.mass.gov/dph/epi www.mass.gov/dph/imm

MARYLOU SUDDERS
Secretary

MONICA BHAREL, MD, MPH
Commissioner

To:	Healthcare professionals who administer immunizations From:  Pejman Talebian, MA, MPH, Director, Immunization Program Date:	March 19, 2015
RE:	Compliance with 105 CMR 222.000, Massachusetts Immunization Information System

The regulations governing the Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS), 105 CMR 222.000, have been promulgated by the Massachusetts Public Health Council and were effective as of January 2, 2015. The complete regulatory language can be found
at http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/lawlib/104-105cmr/105cmr222.pdf.

The MIIS has been established to ensure the appropriate delivery of immunization services to all individuals receiving immunizations in the Commonwealth.  All health care professionals who administer immunizations, and pharmacists authorized by 105 CMR 700.004(B)(6) to dispense vaccine by administration, must report their vaccine administration data to the MIIS. To date, over 600 vaccine administration sites (including individual health care provider practices, provider groups, pharmacies, hospitals, and local health departments) are reporting data to the MIIS and over 2.3 million patient records and over 14.3 million administered vaccine doses have been reported to the system.

The Immunization Program’s goal is to have all mandated users enrolled and using the system according to the following schedule:

9/1/2015	Providers who do not use electronic health record systems and will enter data directly into the web interface.

12/1/2015	Providers who administer more than 1,000 doses of vaccine per year that use electronic health record technology and will report immunization information through electronic data exchange.

6/1/2016	Providers who administer fewer than 1,000 doses of vaccine per year that use electronic health record technology and will report immunizations through electronic data exchange.

The MIIS Team has provided and will continue to provide support and technical assistance to providers to ensure enrollment and utilization of the system.  There are many tools available on the ContactMIIS Resource Center - www.contactmiis.info – to assist with registration and training, as well as guidance and protocols related to informing patients and implementing data exchange with electronic health record systems.  For additional assistance, please contact the MIIS Help Desk at 617-983-4335 or email miishelpdesk@state.ma.us to reach an MIIS User Support Associate.