- (1) Enrolled clinics may only provide Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccine to children under the age of 19 years.
(2) Enrolled clinics may only provide VFC vaccine to children in one of the following categories:
- (a) Children enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan; or
- (b) Children with American Indian/Alaskan Native heritage; or
- (c) Uninsured children; or
- (d) In federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) or rural health clinics (RHCs) only, children who are underinsured.
- (3) Clinics may not require patients eligible under subsections (2)(b) or (2)(c) of this rule to prove their eligibility for VFC vaccines.
- (4) Clinics designated as an FQHC or RHC must vaccinate any VFC-eligible underinsured patients that present at the clinic for immunization. Clinics that are not FQHCs and RHCs may not be required to vaccinate patients that are not established with the clinic.
- (5) Enrolled clinics may only provide 317 vaccines to adults aged 19 years and older without insurance or whose insurance does not have any coverage for immunizations.
- (6) Enrolled clinics may provide billable vaccine to insured patients who are ineligible for VFC- or 317-provided vaccines.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 413.042 & 431.250
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 413.042 & 431.250
History
PH 1-2025, amend filed 01/22/2025, effective 01/22/2025
PH 39-2016, f. & cert. ef. 12-22-16