Can counties bill individuals for seasonal or 2009 H1N1 vaccination at mass vaccination points of distribution?
No. Individuals may not be charged for seasonal or 2009 H1N1 vaccine or its administration provided at a mass vaccination point of distribution (POD) operated under the direction of a state or local health department. However third party payers may be billed as follows: for H1N1, charges may be billed for vaccine administration but not the cost of the vaccine itself because its cost is being borne by the Federal government; for seasonal vaccine, third party payers may be billed for both the cost of the vaccine itself and for the costs of administering the vaccine.
