Vaccines for Children Program

The Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program was created to remove vaccine costs as a barrier and in response to the private medical community's vital role in serving the immunizations needs of our youngest citizens. The Alabama VFC Program will supply vaccine at no cost to public and private health care providers who enroll and agree to immunize eligible children in their practices or clinics.

Children from birth through 18 years of age eligible to receive free vaccine through this program include children who are:

• Medicaid enrolled
• Uninsured
• American Indian or Alaskan Native
• Under-insured*
• Children who have health insurance that does not include vaccine as a covered benefit may receive free vaccine through the VFC Program from a federally qualified health center or a rural health clinic.

For information about the laws that created the VFC Program, visit the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

Note to All VFC Providers  

The 2026 Annual VFC Provider Profile will be released on January 13, 2026. You will need to use your ImmPRINT Username and Password to log-in to ImmPRINT. The 2026 VFC Provider Profile will need to be completed before March 31, 2026 in order to maintain vaccine order privileges.  

Immunization Field Staff Map

VFC Provider Benefits

Benefits include the following:

• Ensure your patients get vaccinated on time.
• Control who you see in your practice.
• No fee caps are set on the office visit charge, only administration fee.

Would you like to become a VFC Provider?  Please see the information below regarding the program and how to enroll.  Enrollment for all VFC providers is completed through ImmPRINT, the ADPH Immunization Registry.   Please go to the ImmPRINT page for more information.

• Checklist for Completing New VFC Provider Enrollment Packet
• Alabama VFC Vaccine Management Plan (Revised 1/14/26)
• You Call the Shots Modules (CDC)
• Medicaid Data Sheet
• List of current VFC Providers

VFC Adolescent Vaccine Campaign

The Alabama VFC Program is pleased to announce the VFC Adolescent Vaccine Campaign. Our goal is to increase parental, community, and provider awareness and education regarding recommended adolescent vaccinations for 11-12 year olds: meningococcal, Tdap, and HPV. For more information about these vaccines and the diseases they prevent, visit the CDC Pre-teen and Adolescent Immunization website.

For Providers

The VFC Program requires that you re-enroll annually.  Please complete and submit the following forms and required training.  

• You Call the Shots Modules (CDC)
• Medicaid Data Sheet

Provider Information

• General Best Practices for Immunization
• VFC Eligibility Screening Form (Imm 503)

Provider Policies

• VFC Vaccine Replacement Policy
• VFC Fraud, Abuse, and Wastage Policy
• Borrowing Policy
• School Based Vaccine Clinic Policy

There is utmost importance on following the policies designated by the ADPH VFC Program. Unfortunately, there are multiple VFC providers who have had to replace or are currently having to replace VFC vaccines due to negligence. Please ensure that your practice is adhering to all of the VFC policies.

Vaccine Ordering and Returns

• VFC Flu Prebook Process Summary
• 2025-2026 Flu Order Form (Current Season)
• Private Physician Supplies Order Form/Requisitions
• Medicaid Billing Instructions (CPT Codes)

Vaccine Ordering Management System (VOMS) Instructions

• Assigning Users
• VFC Enrollment-Provider Profile
• VFC Inventory
• VFC Ordering
• Vaccine Returns
• Vaccine Wastage
• Track Vaccine Order
• VFC Frequently Asked Questions

Vaccine Temperature Monitoring

• Refrigerator Temp Log (Fahrenheit)
• Refrigerator Temp Log (Celsius)
• Freezer Temp Log (Fahrenheit)
• Freezer Temp Log (Celsius)
• Data Logger Flyer (information regarding selecting and using a data logger)
• Data Logger Guidelines
• FridgeTag/FreezeTag Operating Manual(Protocol)
• Vaccine Storage Troubleshooting Record

VFC Vaccine Storage Guidelines

• Do Not Unplug Handout
• Freezer Setup for Vaccine Storage Handout
• Refrigerator Setup for Vaccine Storage Handout
• Monthly Care of Vaccine Storage Units Handout
• Only You Can Prevent Vaccine Loss Handout
• Preparing Freezers for Vaccine Storage Handout
• Preparing Refrigerators for Vaccine Storage Handout
• Role of Vaccine Coordinator Handout
• Safeguard Your Power Supply Handout

CDC and Other Provider Resources

• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices VFC Resolutions
• General Best Practice Guidelines
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Recommendations (CDC)
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit (CDC)
• Alabama Medicaid Agency