CDC’S Vaccines for Children program recipients did not conduct site visits at some providers as required

CDC’S Vaccines for Children program recipients did not conduct site visits at some providers as required

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Contributor(s):
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Audit Services, issuing body.
Publication:
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, September 2023
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Child Health
Government Programs
Government Regulation
Immunization Programs
Vaccines -- supply & distribution
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Vaccines for Children (Program)
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why OIG Did This Audit. The Vaccines for Children (VFC) program provides vaccines at no cost to children whose parents or guardians may not be able to afford them, which helps ensure that all children have a better chance of receiving recommended vaccinations on schedule. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires that program recipients conduct three types of provider site visits (enrollment, compliance, and storage and handling), which allow recipients to determine whether vaccines are stored, handled, and administered in accordance with the laws and policies governing the VFC program. However, multiple State auditors’ reports identified overdue site visits, site visits that were not conducted, and overdue followup actions for compliance issues. Our objective was to determine whether CDC’s VFC program recipients conducted site visits at enrolled and active VFC providers according to program requirements. How OIG Did This Audit. We identified 39,120 providers and 2 CDC-approved depot providers that were enrolled and active at any point from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. We reviewed 3 years’ worth of data for all enrollment, compliance, and storage and handling site visits and reviewed the data for more than 127,000 followup actions associated with these site visits.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (18 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918751186506676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918751186506676