VFC Operations Guide
This release of the Operations Guide was created to ensure that all aspects of the program are being implemented appropriately. This release provides updates and more detailed information about many areas of the VFC program.
VFC Operations Guide
The VFC Operations Guide can be downloaded in 2 ways:
- entire guide in 2 files (chapters and appendices) or
- separate files for each section (each chapter and appendix in a separate file).
Download entire guide in 2 sections:
- All Chapters
[PDF - 1.2MB, 104 pages] (compliant) Updated Feb 2011
- All Appendices [PDF - 392KB, 35 pages] (compliant) Updated Feb 2011
Download entire guide section by section (separate chapters and appendices):
Cover
- Print version [PDF - 457KB, 1 page] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Table of Contents
- Print version [PDF - 85KB, 2 pages] (compliant) Updated Feb 2011
Executive Summary
- Print version [PDF - 102KB, 3 pages] (compliant) Updated Feb 2011
Questions and Answers
- Print version [PDF - 114KB, 2 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 1 - Overview
- Print version [PDF - 153KB, 3 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 2 - Eligibility
- Print version [PDF - 232KB, 8 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 3 - Provider Recruitment and Enrollment
- Print version [PDF - 421KB, 18 pages] (compliant) Updated Nov 2011
Module 4 - ACIP and VFC Vaccine
- Print version [PDF - 140KB, 2 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 5 – Site Visit Basics
- Print version [PDF - 238KB, 11 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 6 - Vaccine Management
- Print version [PDF - 270KB, 13 pages] compliant) Updated Feb 2011
Module 7 – Vaccine Order Management System
- Print version [PDF -129KB, 2 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 8 - Vaccine Accountability
- Print version [PDF-166 KB, 4 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 9 - Quality Assurance
- Print version [PDF - 260KB, 13 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 10 - Fraud and Abuse
- Print version [PDF - 241KB, 9 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
- Non-Compliance with VFC Requirements Algorithm [PDF - 213KB, 7 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 11 – Evaluation of the VFC Program
- Print version [PDF - 224KB, 9 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Module 12 – Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan
- Print version [PDF -144KB, 3 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Appendix 1 -- VFC Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1396s
- Print version [PDF - 139KB, 7 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Appendix 2 - Provider Profile - Vaccines for Children Program
- Print version [PDF - 156KB, 1 page] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Appendix 3 - (forms)
Patient Eligibility Screening Record - Vaccines for Children Program,
Comprehensive Certification Form for American Indians and Alaska Natives,
Comprehensive Certification Form for Children Who Are Enrolled in Medicaid,
Patient Eligibility Screening Record - Vaccines for Children Program in Family Planning Clinics,
Family Planning Clinic - Unaccompanied Minor without Insurance Information VFC Vaccine Log
Border State Memorandum of Understanding – VFC
- Print version [PDF - 286KB, 6 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Appendix 4 - Maximum Regional Charges for Vaccine Administration By State
- Print version [PDF - 124KB, 2 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Appendix 5 - Emergency Response Plan (Sample)
- Print version [PDF - 54KB, 1 page] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
Appendix 6 - (forms)
Protocol for Assessing VFC Eligibility Screening, Definitions of Site Visits
- Print version [PDF - 144KB, 4 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
- VFC Rep Supervisory Visit Observation Tool
[XLS - 25KB, 4 pages] (compliant)
Posted Jan 2011
Appendix 7 - Sample VFC Provider Feedback Survey (form)
- Print version [PDF -256KB, 3 pages] (compliant) Updated Feb 2011
Appendix 8 - CMS Policy Letter to State Medicaid Officialsv
- Print version [PDF - 83KB, 2 pages] (compliant) Updated Jan 2011
- Print version [PDF - 414KB, 8 pages] (compliant) Posted Jan 2011
If you have questions about the VFC Operations Guide, please contact Mary Huynh
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Content last reviewed on January 25, 2011
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases