VFC Information
Vaccines for Children - Arkansas

VFC Enrollment

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​The goal of the Arkansas Department of Health is to ensure that your VFC program is successful. Therefore, it is essential for VFC providers to have a clear understanding of the VFC program. VFC providers are responsible for conducting vital functions such as determining VFC eligibility, monitoring vaccine storage and handling, administering vaccines, and preventing vaccine loss.

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VFC Benefits

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Many parents can’t afford to pay for vaccines on their own. Being a VFC Program provider is a sound investment in your practice and your patients’ health.  Here are some of the benefits of participating in the VFC Program:

• The VFC Program provides all routine vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

• Reduces your up-front costs because you will not have to pay to purchase vaccines for VFC Program-eligible children.

• Enables your patients to get the vaccines they need during routine appointments at their regular physician’s office.

• Helps provide quality care to vulnerable children and adolescents.

• Enrolling in the VFC Program is simple.

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New Providers

​If you are interested in becoming a VFC provider, please enroll your facility and users in the Arkansas WebIZ live website via the WebIZ Ticketing System. Links have been provided below:

•    New WebIZ Facility Enrollment

•    New WebIZ User Enrollment

Once that has been completed, you will have access to add and complete a New VFC Enrollment under Clinic Tools in WebIZ.

Required Documents Must Be Completed Prior to Approval:

• Vaccine Management Plan

• Digital Data Loggers Certificates of Calibrations

• Temperature Recording log- The Vaccine Coordinators must twice a day, manually record 5-days of temperatures that must include a weekend; however, it is not necessary to records the temps on your closed days. The minimum and maximum must be recorded once a day, as well. This recording process must continue throughout your VFC participation.

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Annual VFC Enrollment

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• Annual VFC enrollments must be submitted at the beginning of each Fiscal Year (July 1st through June 30th of the following year) via the Clinic Tool Module in WebIZ.

• Open enrollment for the annual VFC recertification begins on July 1st and closes on August 30th of every year. Failure to comply may result in a temporary suspension of vaccine ordering.

• Vaccine Coordinators must complete the You Call the Shots training:

  • Vaccines for Children Program

  • Storage and Handling

Vaccine Information Sheets (VIS)​

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It is required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act for VFC Provider to provide a VIS to the parent of legal representative of any child to whom the provider intends to administer such vaccine.

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