Immunization Information for the Illinois VFC Provider

Education

Immunizations for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Provider: What You Need to Know

Presented by:
Arvind K. Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, Medical Director, IL Medicaid, Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services, Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine & Preventative Medicine, Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University

Learning Objectives:
1.Describe VFC program requirements (enrollment, eligibility, compliance, records management). 
2. Explain VFC vaccine management practices (ordering, storage, transfer, return, receipt). 
3. Describe VFC vaccine administration protocol (VIS statements, VAERS reporting). 
4. State the purpose of VFC-related site visits performed by state/local immunization programs. 
5. Locate resources relevant to current immunization practice.

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Resources

IAFP VFC Newsletter (2017)

2017 VFC Provider Changes

HFS Changes to VFC program - Participant Eligibility Verification & Billing (10.16)

Illinois VFC Forms

• VFC Program Changes Questions and Answers
• VFC 2017 Storage Equipment Clarification (5.16)
• VFC Illinois Vaccine Incident Report for Temperature Excursions (11.13)
• CDC Storage and Handling Toolkit (6.16)
• VFC Program-Enrollment Overview (2.16)
• VFC Illinois Provider Manual (2.16)
• VFC Illinois Patient Eligibility Screening (7.14)
• VFC Illinois Temperature Log Refrigerator Celsius (12.14)
• VFC Illinois Temperature Log Refrigerator Fahrenheit (12.14)
• VFC Illinois Temperature Log Freezer Celsius (12.14)
• VFC Illinois Temperature Log Freezer Fahrenheit (12.14)
• VFC Illinois Vaccine Management Plan (11.15)
• VFC Provider Withdraw Form (12.14)
• VFC Provider Educational Resources (2.5.16)
• VFC Provider – At a Glance Resource Guide (2.15)
• VFC Eligibility Decision Tree (2.16)
• VFC Data Logger Information (2.16)

CDC Resources

• Vaccines for Children Program Overview
• Provider FAQs
• You Call the Shots - Information about enrollment, eligibility, documentation and maintenance requirements.
• Vaccine Shortages and Delays
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
• Vaccine Information Statements
• Reporting Adverse Effects - Federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
• List of Reportable Adverse Effects
  

IDPH Resources

• VFC Program Requirements and Enrollment Information
• VFC Program Manual
• About I-CARE
• Enrolling in I-CARE
• I-CARE Registration and File Transfer Information
• Vaccine Management Plan