NYC VFC Provider Requirements:
Enrollment & Re-Certification
Provider Eligibility Criteria
In order to join the NYC VFC program, providers must serve children from birth through 18 years of age who fall under any of the following categories:
- Medicaid eligible
- Uninsured
- Underinsured: A child who has commercial (private) health insurance but the coverage does not include vaccines, a child whose insurance covers only selected vaccines (VFC-eligible for non-covered vaccines only), or a child whose insurance caps vaccine coverage at a certain amount. Once that coverage amount is reached, the child is categorized as underinsured
- American Indian
- Enrolled in Child Health Plus B (CHPlus B)
Please note that the following children are NOT considered underinsured:
- Children whose insurance covers a portion of the cost of the vaccine but not the full amount. In this case providers should consider renegotiating the contract with the insurance company.
- Children whose insurance covers vaccines but have a high deductible and whose deductibles have not been met.
In addition to serving VFC eligible populations, providers must NOT be included in the Medicare/Medicaid Restricted and Excluded Individuals or Entities list.
How to Enroll in the VFC Program
- Providers who serve VFC eligible children can enroll in the VFC Program through the CIR Facility Manager website. First ensure the facility is enrolled with the Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR).
- After your facility is enrolled and approved, you may proceed to the “Program Enrollments” tab in the CIR Facility Manager and complete the VFC Enrollment Form.
- Once your enrollment submission is reviewed, you will be contacted by a PQA staff member to schedule a New Enrollment site visit. You will not be able to order vaccines until we conduct a site visit and ensure that your practice meets all storage and handling guidelines.
How to Re-enroll in the VFC Program
The VFC program requires providers to re-enroll biennially through the CIR Online Registry. Providers will receive notices once the online re-enrollment form is deployed in the CIR Online Registry. Reminders will be sent to remind providers who have not re-enrolled. It is important that the contact information we have on file for site is up-to-date at all times.
- VFC re-enrollment must be completed online through the NYC Online Registry biennially. By completing the re-enrollment process, providers agree to the VFC program requirements listed in the Provider Agreement (PDF). After completing the re-enrollment form, providers will receive a confirmation that the program received the completed form.
- Beginning 2014, the physician-in-charge, vaccine coordinator, and back-up vaccine coordinator at each VFC facility will be required to complete the You Call The Shots: Vaccine Storage and Handling and Vaccines For Children (VFC) web-based training courses and submit certificates of completion as a part of re-enrollment.
Most of the materials provided in the enrollment package may be downloaded directly from the VFC website. (See the “forms, job aids, and charts" section).