COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

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Track Your State's Vaccination Rollout Progress

COVID-19 Urgent Care Worker Vaccination Playbook

UCA has been assisting some local health departments with planning vaccine rollout as part of our efforts to ensure all urgent care workers have access to COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.  CUCM, UCF, NERUCA and CALUCA have been key players in this work as well. Based on what we're seeing so far, we assume most local health departments need help in planning. To help them, we've developed a Vaccine Playbook recommendation for their use and we are sending it to the states. BUT - We could use your help getting it into the right hands ASAP. Please download a copy and share locally!

Serve on your State’s COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Committee:

UCA has been working with the CDC and all 50 states to help identify urgent care centers that can rapidly deploy and administer the COVID-19 vaccine upon FDA approval. Each state has submitted its vaccination administration plan to the CDC. Right now, Vaccination Task Forces and other committees are being created for each state to plan for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccination when approved. If you have any additional questions, please contact UCA's Chief Development Officer Kim Youngblood.

Contact the COVID-19 point person in your state to serve on the Vaccination Task Force.

State Vaccination Enrollment Plans

COVID-19 Listserv LIVE Event Recording: Urgent Care and COVID-19 Vaccination

The COVID ListServ "LIVE" event to discuss urgent care's role in mass vaccination was a success. This event was led by CUCM's Clinical Response Task Force, and included an interactive discussion across all participants. The panelists discussed what we currently know and are hearing in various states, confirmed what you should be doing to participate in the vaccine distribution, and discussed several topics related to reimbursements.   If you were unable to attend the event live links to the recording and slides are below. A follow up event will be schedule in the near future so stay tuned! Presentation Recording | Presentation Slides

• State Vaccination Enrollment Plans
• CDC Enrollment Guidance for Providers – many details on enrollment, tracking and reporting requirements
• CMS released a set of toolkits for providers, states and insurers to help the health care system prepare to swiftly administer the vaccine once it is available. 
• COVID-19 Vaccine Policies & Guidance from CMS.gov
• Provider Toolkit - this toolkit is centered around vaccines; however, there is a wealth of information that is generally applicable for therapeutics.
• 9/24/2020 - Retail-based Convenient Care Clinics and Urgent Care Centers Call-To-Action to be part of the Solution to Immunizing the US Population for COVID19 when a Vaccine is Available
• 9/4/2020 - COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Talking Points

Vaccine Administration and Standing Orders

• Pre-Vaccination Checklist from the CDC
• Post Vaccine Considerations for Healthcare Personnel
• V-Safe: After Vaccination Health Checker
• Moderna Vaccine Preparation and Administration Summary
• Moderna Vaccine Fact Sheet
• Moderna Standing Orders
• Pfizer Standing Orders

What We Know - Reimbursement (12/15/2020)

ADMINISTRATION Reimbursement – CMS Proposed Rates

• 1st Dose = $16.94
• 2nd Dose = $28.39 Single Dose when available = $28.39
• The comment period for proposed rates is open until early January.  
• UCA will facilitate member commenting & will comment as well

For the Uninsured/Uncovered/Unable to Pay an Admin Fee

• It is a federal requirement that you will provide vaccine to uninsured at no cost to the recipient. 
• Providers can request reimbursement for these visits through the Provider Relief Fund/CARES Act   
  Sources:  https://www.cms.gov/covidvax-provider, https://www.hrsa.gov/CovidUninsuredClaim 
• The portal to file claims is open now for testing and treatment reimbursement  https://coviduninsuredclaim.linkhealth.com/ 

To date there is no mandate for coverage for commercial payers

What We Know - Reporting (12/15/2020)

• CDC published new information on Reporting Data Systems on 12/4
• Details of technical standards and reporting data elements give an indication of what will be required https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/reporting/requirements/index.html
• Inventory Reporting – daily to VaccineFinder
• Administration Reporting – in medical record within 24 hours of administration and to jurisdictional Immunization Information System no later than 72 hours after administration
• https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/vaccination-provider-support.html

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