Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0050 - Rural Health, Office of › Chapter 7 - CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION ACT COVERED SERVICES › Section 7-6 - Healthcare Provider Eligibility and Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				recipients of state purchased vaccines shall be enrolled in good standing wit h
				the Wyoming Vaccines for Important People (WyVIP) Program, the federal Vaccines
				for Children Program and Medicaid. Providers who are vaccine recipients shall
				renew their WyVIP and VFC enrollments on an annual basis.
(b) To the extent possible, all policies and
				procedures for the ordering, distribution, vaccine storage and handling,
				accountability and reporting by Healthcare Providers of state purchased
				vaccines shall be consistent with the policies and procedures required for
				federally purchased vaccines under the Vaccines for Children program.
(c) Healthcare Providers receiving and
				administering state purchased vaccines shall comply with prevailing
				Immunization Program policies, procedures and reporting requirements, to
				include but not be limited to:
(i) Ensure
				that Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) and appropriate vaccine education are
				provided to parents prior to the administration of any vaccines;
(ii) Complying with generally recognized
				medical standards for administering and documenting immunizations;
(iii) Complying with the Wyoming Immunization
				Program Fraud and Abuse Policy. Failure to comply with this policy may result
				in restitution for misused vaccines and/or prosecution;
(iv) Determination of patient eligibility
				under either the VFC or state WyVIP program;
(v) Providing standard vaccine inventory
				control procedures to include proper cold chain procedures and limiting vaccine
				waste to below 5%;
(vi) Documenting
				and reporting Doses Administered and Vaccine Inventory data on a monthly
				basis;
(vii) Documenting and
				reporting Temperature Logs on a monthly basis;
(viii) Reporting vaccine adverse events in a
				timely manner to the national Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System
				(VAERS);
(ix) Provider fees
				assessed for the administration of vaccines may not exceed the regional vaccine
				administration cap as published by the federal government; and,
(x) Complying with Wyoming Immunization
				Program procedures and addressing audit findings in a timely manner. Failure to
				comply with policies, procedures and timely reporting may result in delays in
				vaccine replacement or suspension from the WyVIP program. Healthcare Providers
				that cause the waste or spoilage of federal or state purchased vaccines through
				negligence or lack of adherence to WyVIP Policies and Procedures to ensure the
				proper handling and storage of vaccines, may be required to make financial
				restitution for the cost of the vaccines. The Wyoming Immunization Program will
				notify the provider in writing of any suspension or other administrative
				actions resulting from the lack of compliance with WyVIP policies and
				procedures. The notification shall include:
(A) The reason for the action; and,
(B) Requirements for the Healthcare Provider
				to resolve the temporary program suspension and become eligible for future
				vaccine shipments; or,
(C) Process
				for the Healthcare Provider to appeal a permanent program suspension.