State Registries for Volunteer Vaccine Administrator Enrollment

States across the country are taking steps to increase the number of eligible vaccinators to administer the COVID-19 vaccines. NCSBN has compiled a list of state volunteer registries and federal government information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the PREP Act authority for providers and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a resource for stakeholders.

State/Territory	Volunteer Registry	Details
State Alabama	Volunteer Registry Alabama Department of Public Health	Details
State Alaska	Volunteer Registry Alaska Responds	Details
State Arizona	Volunteer Registry Arizona Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals	Details
State Arkansas	Volunteer Registry ServArkansas	Details
State California	Volunteer Registry MyTurn Volunteer	Details
State Colorado	Volunteer Registry Information Not Available	Details
State Connecticut	Volunteer Registry Connecticut COVID-19 Response	Details
State Delaware	Volunteer Registry Delaware Medical Reserve Corps	Details
Territory District of Columbia	Volunteer Registry District of Columbia Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Florida	Volunteer Registry Florida Division of Emergency Management	Details
State Georgia	Volunteer Registry Georgia Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Hawaii	Volunteer Registry Hawaii Medical Reserve Corps	Details Includes Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and America Samoa
State Idaho	Volunteer Registry Idaho Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Illinois	Volunteer Registry Illinois Helps	Details
State Indiana	Volunteer Registry No statewide information available. Check with local vaccine providers for volunteer opportunities	Details
State Iowa	Volunteer Registry Iowa Statewide Emergency Registry of Volunteers (iSERV)	Details
State Kansas	Volunteer Registry K-SERV	Details
State Kentucky	Volunteer Registry Information Not Available	Details
State Louisiana	Volunteer Registry Louisiana Department of Health	Details Email to become a volunteer
State Maine	Volunteer Registry Maine Emergency Health Volunteer System	Details Check with local vaccine providers for volunteer opportunities
State Maryland	Volunteer Registry Maryland Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Massachusetts	Volunteer Registry Massachusetts Responds	Details
State Michigan	Volunteer Registry MI Volunteer	Details
State Minnesota	Volunteer Registry Minnesota Responds	Details
State Mississippi	Volunteer Registry Mississippi Responder Management System	Details
State Missouri	Volunteer Registry Show Me Response	Details
State Montana	Volunteer Registry Montana Healthcare Mutual Aid System Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Nebraska	Volunteer Registry	Details Check with local vaccine providers for volunteer opportunities.
State Nevada	Volunteer Registry SERV-NV	Details
State New Jersey	Volunteer Registry New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub	Details
State New Mexico	Volunteer Registry New Mexico Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State New York	Volunteer Registry New York COVID-19 Vaccination	Details Licensed health provider vaccinators can sign up here Student volunteers can sign up here Eligible health care providers must take the NYSDOH COVID-19 Vaccine Training for Vaccinators modules
State North Carolina	Volunteer Registry North Carolina Local Health Departments	Details
State North Dakota	Volunteer Registry North Dakota Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Ohio	Volunteer Registry Ohio Responds	Details
State Oklahoma	Volunteer Registry Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Oregon	Volunteer Registry Oregon Health and Science University	Details
State Pennsylvania	Volunteer Registry SERVPA	Details Check with local vaccine providers for additional volunteer opportunities
Territory Puerto Rico	Volunteer Registry Information not available	Details
State Rhode Island	Volunteer Registry Rhode Island Responds	Details
State South Carolina	Volunteer Registry South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control	Details
State South Dakota	Volunteer Registry South Dakota Department of Health	Details
State Tennessee	Volunteer Registry Tennessee Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Texas	Volunteer Registry Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry	Details
Territory U.S. Virgin Islands	Volunteer Registry Information not available	Details
State Utah	Volunteer Registry Utah Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Vermont	Volunteer Registry Vermont Medical Reserve Corps	Details
State Virginia	Volunteer Registry Virginia Medical Reserve Corps	Details Virginia Department of Health Guidance
State Washington	Volunteer Registry WAserve	Details
State West Virginia	Volunteer Registry West Virginia Responder Emergency Deployment Information	Details
State Wisconsin	Volunteer Registry Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry	Details
State Wyoming	Volunteer Registry Check with local vaccine providers for volunteer opportunities.	Details

Federal Efforts to Grow the COVID-19 Vaccination Workforce Through the PREP Act

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken action to increase the number of qualified healthcare professionals that can serve as vaccinators for COVID-19 vaccines through the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Declaration and its amendments.

Under this authority, the following roles are eligible to administer COVID-19 vaccines anywhere in the U.S.:

Health Professionals: Dentists, Emergency medical technicians (advanced or intermediate EMTs), Midwives, Nurses (Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), Registered nurses (RNs), Licensed practical nurses (LPNs), Optometrists, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Pharmacy interns, Pharmacy technicians, Physicians, Physician assistants, Podiatrists, Respiratory therapists, and Veterinarians.
- Health professionals in these roles must either hold a current license or certification in good standing in a U.S. jurisdiction, or have previously held a license or certification in good standing in a U.S. jurisdiction that has lapsed within the past five years.
Healthcare Students: Dental, Emergency medical technicians (advanced or intermediate EMTs), Medical, Midwifery, Nursing, Optometry, Paramedic, Pharmacy, Pharmacy intern, Physician assistant, Podiatry, Respiratory therapy, and Veterinary.

All healthcare professionals or healthcare students practicing under PREP Act authority are required to complete the CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Training Modules. Healthcare students administering vaccines must be supervised by a currently practicing health professional experienced in administering intramuscular injections. More details about the eligibility and training requirements for health professionals and students can be found in the HHS resources linked below.

HHS is encouraging individuals wishing to become volunteer vaccinators to register through their state or territory’s Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) registry.

HHS Webpage on Expanding the COVID-19 Vaccination Workforce

HHS Fact Sheet on the PREP Act and Who is Eligible to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines Nationwide Under Its Authority

HHS Frequently Asked Questions on the PREP Act

Links to Each State or Territory’s ESAR-VHP Registry

State Registries for Volunteer Vaccine Administrator Enrollment

Federal Efforts to Grow the COVID-19 Vaccination Workforce Through the PREP Act

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Resources