Registration and qualifications of vaccine service providers
Registration for service providers
The Queensland Health Immunisation Program (QHIP) partners with registered vaccine service providers to protect the community against vaccine preventable diseases. These providers facilitate the administration of immunisation medicines (including vaccines) in a range of settings, including but not limited to, general practice, pharmacies, hospitals, community health clinics, child health centres, selected local councils, schools and aged care facilities.
For information about the process of registering as a vaccine service provider to offer vaccines under the National Immunisation Program or state-funded programs, please contact the Queensland Health Immunisation Program.
Professional Qualifications
To administer immunisation medicines in Queensland you must be a qualified health professional, such as a medical practitioner, pharmacist, midwife, or nurse, with the appropriate qualifications.
Some health professionals may be authorised under an extended practice authority (EPA) to administer immunisation medicines. These practitioners are required to comply with the requirements (including education, training and location) as outlined in the EPA relevant to immunisation medicines. The following health professionals have EPAs available that apply to immunisation medicines:
- Midwives
- Registered Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers
- Indigenous health workers.
More information, including the current version of each EPA can be accessed online from Legislation, standards and extended practice authorities | Queensland Health.
COVID-19 vaccination
The COVID-19 Vaccine Training Program (CVTP) was decommissioned on the 30 September 2023. It is no longer a mandatory requirement for administering COVID-19 vaccines.
Yellow Fever vaccination information
Applications to become an approved Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre in Queensland require submission of two completed forms:
- Application for a medical practice to become an approved yellow fever vaccination centre (PDF 300 kB) and
- Conditions Applying to an Approved Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.
Both completed forms must be sent to the Public Health Unit (PHU) for assessment. Applications to become a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre can only be considered if one or more medical practitioner or nurse practitioner (whose scope of practice includes immunisation) has successfully completed the mandatory training requirements. The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care provides information about the mandatory training requirements for yellow fever vaccination practitioners on their website.
Following successful application, the practice name, address and telephone number will be published on the Queensland Health Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres webpage. Note that changes to contact details for practices and/or practitioners must be updated using the Change of details form , submitted to the PHU.
For more information about the procedures and requirements to become an approved yellow fever vaccination centre and/or practitioner, please read the National Guidelines for Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres and Providers.