(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.
(d) Healthcare
Providers who receive sanctions for non-compliance shall have an Appeals
Process for resolution.
