2007-108-RES-Approving and Authorizing the execution of a contract with the department of State Health Services (DSHS)

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Contractor shall work to promote a health care workforce that is knowledgeable about vaccines, vaccine safety, vaccine-preventable diseases, and delivery of immunization services. Contractor shall comply with written policies and procedures provided by DSHS in managing vaccines supplied through the TVFC program, including guidelines for proper storage and handling of vaccines and for safeguarding vaccine in the event of natural disaster. Contractor shall implement DSHS's new vaccine management system, the Pharmacy Inventory Control System (PIGS), as the system becomes available throughout the state in Fiscal Year 2008. Implementation will include using PIGS in Contractor clinics, promoting the use of the system in non-health department TVFC provider offices, and performing updates to the system on behalf of TVFC provider offices that submit monthly doses administered and vaccine accounting reports in hardcopy. Contractor shall maintain an accurate, up-to-date list of clinics and sites where public sector (free or low cost) immunization services are offered in the jurisdiction served by the Contractor. Contractor shall not charge a fee for vaccines supplied through the TVFC program. All TVFC-supplied vaccines shall be used solely for purposes of this Program Attachment and shall not be sold. In accordance with 25 TAC § 1.91, Contractor shall not collect vaccine administration fees from Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients. Vaccine administration fees collected from non-Medicaid patients shall not exceed those established in Section Two, Part Four of the TVFC Operations Manual. Fee schedules shall not be based on vaccine type, formulation, or dose in series. Contractor shall not deny vaccinations to recipients because they do not reside within Contractor's jurisdiction or because of an inability to pay an administration fee. All equipment and vaccine used by Contractor which are provided by DSHS shall be accounted for as public property. The DSHS Program will investigate equipment or vaccine loss, destruction, spoilage, or other waste and may require (at its discretion) Contractor to replace or reimburse the DSHS Program. This provision does not waive any other remedies legally available to DSHS regarding contract breaches. Contractor shall provide to the DSHS Program periodic electronic data transfers of all vaccines administered in a format that is compatible for inclusion in the statewide immunization registry, ImmTrac, and in accordance with the schedule provided by DSHS. Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal and state regulations and statutes, including but not limited to: ATTACHMENT -Page 2