Who Should Sign the VFC Provider Enrollment Form?
Section 1928 (c) (1) (A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s (c) (1) (A) state the following providers qualify to be VFC program-registered providers: those health care providers “licensed or otherwise authorized for administration of pediatric vaccines under the law of the State in which the administration occurs” (subject to section 333 (e) of the Public Health Service Act, which authorizes members of the Commissioned Corps to practice). The VFC statute follows state law in qualifying practitioners as VFC providers. The term “authorized for administration of pediatric vaccines” is intended to mean authorized to “prescribe” vaccines. Therefore only providers authorized to prescribe vaccines under state law should be the official VFC program-registered providers. However, other providers authorized to administer vaccines can operate under the supervision of a prescribing VFC provider and should be listed on the Provider Enrollment Form.
