Individual practitioners seeking to administer yellow fever vaccination are now required to complete the online Yellow Fever Vaccination Learning Module. Accreditation is valid for 3 years, after which the module must be completed again.
Nurse practitioners can now prescribe yellow fever vaccination, provided it is within their scope of practice.
See the Information for Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres and Providers for further information.
A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice nurse endorsed by the NMBA who has direct clinical contact and practises within their scope under the legislatively protected title ‘nurse practitioner’ under the National Law.
The Course is no longer hosted on the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) online learning platform.
From 1 October 2024, the online Yellow Fever Vaccination Learning and Accreditation Course (formerly the Yellow Fever Vaccination Course) will be available for practitioners to undertake. The course is now hosted by the Interim Australian Centre for Disease Control at the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (the department). Practitioners can access the course via the yellow fever vaccination course link on Yellow fever.
No, reaccreditation is not required.
All practitioners seeking to provide yellow fever vaccination will need to complete the online module before they can prescribe yellow fever vaccination in your centre. Any change of details including change of individual practitioners must be notified to MOH-vaccreports@health.nsw.gov.au within 7 days using the change of details form.
Yellow Fever Vaccination Centres will be required to maintain a log of all practitioners prescribing the vaccine and evidence that they have successfully completed of the online Yellow Fever Vaccination Learning Module. NSW Health will receive a training log to monitor compliance against the new training requirements. You are not required to submit the certificates of completion to NSW Health.
Any change of details including change of individual practitioners must be notified to MOH-Vaccreports@health.nsw.gov.au within 7 days using the change of details form.
You can contact your local public health unit on 1300 066 055 for any further advice.
Yes, you are required to complete the course to become an accredited yellow fever vaccination practitioner.
Yes, nurse practitioners are also eligible to seek accreditation to prescribe the vaccine, providing it is within your scope of practice. Following accreditation you must only administer the vaccine at an accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre (except in rare circumstances where it may be given in a hospital).
An enrolled/registered nurse can administer the vaccine under the delegation of the prescribing medical practitioner, and may complete and sign the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP).
You may only administer yellow fever vaccination with a valid order from an authorised prescribing practitioner.
Registered medical or nurse practitioners must:
Please contact your local public health unit on 1300 066 055 for approval to become a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre or refer to the Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre application package.
No, a single dose of yellow fever vaccine should provide lifelong immunity in most healthy adults and children. Please refer to the Australian Immunisation Handbook for advice on travellers who are recommended to receive a booster dose.
