Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
| Date: | October 04, 2023 |
| To: | Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) Contracted Primary Care Providers (PCP), Pediatricians, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Centers (RHC), Native American Health Centers (NAHC |
| Type: | Informational/ Educational |
| Subject: | Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program |
| Business: | Medi-Cal Managed Care |
The following provides information regarding the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program:
The Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) Program is administered through the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. VFC helps families by providing vaccines at no cost to providers who serve eligible children from birth through 18 years of age. Please see the VFC program details at the following link, https://eziz.org/vfc/overview/.
Benefits to providers:
- How to enroll Online https://eziz.org/vfc/enrollment/
- Covered Vaccines
- Who can be a VFC provider?
- Medi-Cal’s relationship with VFC
Additional resources:
- VFC Provider Requirements https://eziz.org/vfc/provider-requirements/
- Provider Enrollment https://eziz.org/vfc/enrollment/
- Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers
https://eziz.org/vfc/provider-requirements/iqip/
For more information about the VFC Program, California Vaccines for Children (CVC), VFC Online Immunization Training, vaccine storage, vaccine handling for California health care providers, please visit: https://eziz.org/vfc/overview/.
If you have any further questions, please contact your Provider Services Representative, or call our Customer Service Department at 1-888-936-PLAN (7526). You may also visit https://www.hpsj.com/alerts/ for online access to the documents shared. The most recent information about Health Plan of San Joaquin and our services is always available on our website https://www.hpsj.com/.