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Vaccine Information Statements (CDC web site) It's federal law! (IAC Web site) You must give your patients Vaccine Information Statements. Oklahoma Immunization Update How to Become a Vaccines for Children (VFC) Provider
Requirements for Vaccines For Children Providers (29k.pdf)
Oklahoma Vaccines For Children Program Provider Resource Guide 2012 Edition Parents: Find out if your child is eligible for VFC vaccines. To find a clinic or doctor near you that participates in the program call your county health department and ask for your Immunization Field Consultant. Over 800 clinics and doctor’s offices in Oklahoma participate in the Vaccines for Children Program, including all county health departments and Indian Health Service and tribal clinics and many private doctors. If your child has insurance, vaccines are probably covered by your insurance. Oklahoma's Insurance Law requires most health insurance plans to cover all vaccines required to attend school and child care in Oklahoma. New & Updated Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
For recommendations and reference materials for the 2011-12 flu season, visit the Seasonal Influenza page and the Information for Health Professionals page on this web site. General Recommendations on Immunization MMWR January 28,2011 (CDC web site) Every clinic that gives vaccines should have a copy! What is the Vaccines for Children Program? The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program is a federally-funded state-operated program that provides vaccines at no cost to health care providers to administer to eligible children. Who is Eligible for the Vaccines for Children Program? Children from birth through 18 years of age in the following categories are eligible for VFC vaccine:
Children whose health insurance covers the cost of vaccinations are not eligible for VFC vaccines, even when a claim for the cost of the vaccine and its administration would be denied for payment by the insurance carrier because the plan's deductible has not been met.
While the vaccines are provided free of charge because they are purchased with federal tax dollars, doctors and clinics may charge an “administration fee” to help pay for their costs of doing business.
Vaccines Provided by the Vaccines for Children Program (28k.pdf)
How to Become a Vaccines for Children (VFC) Provider 1. Complete the following forms online. 2. Print the forms and make a copy for your records. 3. Send the originals of the forms to: Oklahoma State Department of Health - IMM Service 4. Begin recording your refrigerator and freezer temperatures. 5. Complete the 2 VFC orientation visits. 6. Receive your first shipment of vaccine. Clinics enrolling in the VFC Program will receive a VFC Provider Resource Guide and regular visits by an Immunization Field Consultant. Oklahoma Vaccines For Children Program Provider Resource Guide 2012 Edition
Need help responding to vaccine-hesitant parents? and IAC's "Top 20" free handouts for healthcare professionals and patients (756k.pdf)
Letters to VFC Providers from the Immunization Service 2011-12 ACIP Influenza Vaccine Recommendations (282k.pdf) October 7, 2011 ACIP Recommendations New in 2010 Oklahoma Immunization Update Past Issues of Oklahoma Immunization Updates 2012 January 2012 Oklahoma Immunization Update (133k.pdf)
2011 November 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (109k.pdf) October 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (94k.pdf) September 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (104k.pdf) August 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update May 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (161k.pdf) April 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (138k.pdf) March 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (24k.pdf) February 2011 Oklahoma Immunization Update (52k.pdf)
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ACIP recommends all 11-12 year old males receive human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. View the press briefing here on the CDC website . Quadrivalent HPV vaccine is available through the VFC Program for males ages 9 through 18 years.
One dose of Tdap vaccine is now required for all students attending the 7th grade in Oklahoma. This requirement became effective in the 2011-2012 school year. 
Q: Are all children enrolled in SoonerCare/Medicaid programs automatically VFC eligible?
A: Yes, all children from birth through 18 years of age who are covered by SoonerCare/Medicaid are considered VFC eligible because of their Medicaid status. Q: If a child is eligible for insurance and the parents choose not to insure the child, would the child be eligible for VFC vaccine? A: If the child has no health insurance on the day he/she presents at the office for immunizations, regardless of the reason, the child would be VFC eligible because he/she is uninsured. Q: If a VFC-eligible child starts a vaccine series (such as hepatitis B) at age 18, can the series be completed using VFC vaccine after the child turns 19? A: No. Children are eligible to participate in the VFC program only through age 18 years regardless of the child’s immunization status (series completed or series not completed) when they age out of VFC. Q: What do you mean by "underinsured?" A: Underinsured means your child has health insurance, but it won’t cover the vaccine(s) because: • It doesn’t cover any vaccines. • It doesn’t cover certain vaccines. • It covers vaccines, but it has a fixed dollar limit or cap for vaccines. Once that fixed dollar amount has been reached, your child is eligible. 
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