Standards for Child and Adolescent
Immunization Practices
Availability of vaccines
| 1. |
Vaccination services are readily available. |
| 2. |
Vaccinations are coordinated with other health care services
and provided in a medical home when possible. |
| 3. |
Barriers to vaccination are identified and minimized. |
| 4. |
Patient costs are minimized. |
Assessment of vaccination status
| 5. |
Health care professionals review the vaccination and health
status of patients at every encounter to determine which vaccines
are indicated. |
| 6. |
Health care professionals assess for and follow only medically
accepted contraindications. |
Effective communication about vaccine benefits and risks
| 7. |
Parents/guardians and patients are educated about the benefits
and risks of vaccination in a culturally appropriate manner
and in easy-to-understand language. |
Proper storage and administration of vaccines and documentation
of vaccinations
| 8. |
Health care professionals follow appropriate procedures for
vaccine storage and handling. |
| 9. |
Up-to-date, written vaccination protocols are accessible at
all locations where vaccines are administered |
| 10. |
People who administer vaccines and staff who manages or support
vaccine administration are knowledgeable and receive ongoing
education. |
| 11. |
Health care professionals simultaneously administer as many
indicated vaccine doses as possible |
| 12. |
Vaccination records for patients are accurate, complete, and
easily accessible. |
| 13. |
Health care professionals report adverse events after vaccination
promptly and accurately to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting
System (VAERS) and are aware of a separate program, the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program (VICP). |
| 14. |
All personnel who have contact with patients are appropriately
vaccinated. |
Implementation of strategies to improve vaccination coverage
| 15. |
Systems are used to remind parents/guardians, patients, and
health care professionals when vaccinations are due and to recall
those who are overdue. |
| 16. |
Office- or clinic-based patient record reviews and vaccination
coverage assessments are performed annually. |
| 17. |
Health care professionals practice community-based approaches.Approved
by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC), the Advisory
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Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians,
the American Medical Association and the U.S. Public Health Service.
Alliance for Immunization in Michigan September 2003
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