Bureau of Immunization

Provider Toolkit

• • Imnmunization Schedules and Requirements
• • Immunization School Requirements
• • Vaccine Storage and Handling
• • Vaccine Administration and Techniques
• • Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)
• • Valid Contraindications to Immunization
• • Addressing Concerns about Immunization
• • Educational Materials
• • Reporting
• • Recent Alerts/Letters to Providers
• • Vaccine Payment/Practice Management Resources
• • Selected Immunization-Related Trainings and Continuing Education
• • Additional Resources

Immunization Schedules and Requirements

• Childhood, Adolescent and Adult Immunization Schedules
• Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization(PDF)
• Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization (PDF)

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 Immunization School Requirements

• NYC School Requirements (PDF)
• Universal Child and Adolescent Health Examination Form CH205
• Exemptions: Valid New York State Exemptions (Page5: Section III, # 4)

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Vaccine Storage and Handling

• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit
• Checklist for Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling (PDF)
• Avoiding Errors in Vaccine Storage and Handling (PDF)
• Power Outage: Emergency Response Worksheet (PDF)

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Vaccine Administration and Techniques

• CDC Guidelines (includes screening and injection sites)
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Children and Teens (PDF)
• Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in Adult Patients (PDF)

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Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Immunization Action Coalition” to Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
• Federal Law Regarding Vaccine Information Statements
• Instructions for the Use of Vaccine Information Statements (PDF)

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Valid Contraindications to Immunization

• Who Should Not Get Vaccinated
• Guide to Contraindications and Precautions to Commonly Used Vaccines
• Guide to Vaccine Contraindications and Precautions

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Addressing Concerns about Immunization

• The Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Immunization Action Coalition
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Institute For Vaccine Safety
• Refusal to Vaccinate Form (PDF)
• Autism and Vaccines: Letter from Ari Brown, MD, FAAP
• Alternative Immunization Schedules: Editorial by Paul A. Offitt, MD (PDF)

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Educational Materials

• Information for patients/parents
• Information for providers
• Information by disease (includes materials for patients and providers
• Health Bulletins
  
  • HPV Vaccine Brochure: Health Bulletin #56 (PDF)
    
  • Health Bulletin #81: Get Vaccinated (PDF)
    Other languages: [En Español] [中文] [Creole] [Русский]

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Reporting

• To report vaccine-preventable diseases:
  
  • Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Universal Reporting Form
    Paper (PDF) Electronic (PDF)
• To report vaccinations:
  
  • Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR)
• To report adverse events:
  
  • Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)

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Recent Alerts/Letters to Providers

• Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Vaccine Payment/Practice Management Resources

• General Information (includes coding and documentation information)
• Vaccines for Children Program (VFC)
• NYS Insurance Law: Coverage for Preventive and Primary Care Services (Circular Letter 13)
• Update to Circular Letter 13 (2006) issued 8/10/2009
• To file a complaint to report insurance administrative and claims processing concerns:
  • New York State Prompt Payment Complaint Information
  • Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) Hassle Factor Form
  • American Academy of Pediatrics Hassle Factor Form

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Additional Resources

• New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH)
  General information about all vaccines and immunization issues from NYS DOH
• Every Child By Two
  Information for parental awareness about immunizations
• Immunization
  Immunization website of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
  An organization dedicated to the education of health care professionals as well as the public about the causes, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases
• National Network for Immunization Information
  Provides up-to-date, science-based information to healthcare professionals, the media, and the public
• Vaccine Information
  Specific information for professionals and the public about individual vaccine-preventable diseases and their vaccines, with links to other web sites and organizations

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