FAQs
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Cost
Back to all categoriesMy children are covered by Nevada Check-Up does that mean I will be billed for vaccines?
Children covered under the State Child Health Insurance Program or Nevada Check-Up receives state funded vaccines and therefore parents will not be billed for the vaccines.
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Will I be billed for the administration of a vaccine?
Providers may charge you for an administration fee, however, VFC providers enrolled with Nevada Immunization program may not refuse to administer vaccines due to inability for parents to pay for administration fee.
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How will I know if vaccines are covered under my health plan?
The Nevada State Health Division urges parents to check their insurance policies to see which vaccines are covered by their plans.
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I have health insurance but they do not cover vaccines, what options do I have?
There are a few options you can take. First call you health plans and discuss your questions, second many employers' health plans offer Flex Plan benefits. This option can offset the expense of out-of-pocket vaccination expenses which are not covered by insurance.
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I just took my children to their physician for vaccines what will I see on my bill?
The billing you receive or the explanation of benefits report as it is called may include deductibles, administration fees, coinsurance and or co-payments for vaccinations that have not been billed for in the past.
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Which children are eligible for VFC program?
Children through 18 years of age who meet at least one of the following criteria are eligible to receive VFC vaccine:
- Medicaid eligible: A child who is eligible for the Medicaid program. (For the purposes of the VFC program, the terms "Medicaid-eligible" and "Medicaid-enrolled" are equivalent and refer to children who have health insurance covered by a state Medicaid program)
- Uninsured: A child who has no health insurance coverage
- American Indian or Alaska Native: As defined by the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)
- Underinsured: A child who has commercial (private) health insurance but the coverage does not include vaccines, a child whose insurance covers only selected vaccines (VFC-eligible for non-covered vaccines only), or a child whose insurance caps vaccine coverage at a certain amount. Once that coverage amount is reached, the child is categorized as underinsured. Underinsured children are eligible to receive VFC vaccine only through a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or Rural Health Clinic (RHC).
Children whose health insurance covers the cost of vaccinations are not eligible for VFC vaccines, even when a claim for the cost of the vaccine and its administration would be denied for payment by the insurance carrier because the plan's deductible had not been met.
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How do I find a VFC provider?
Please see the Nevada State Health Division website: http://health.nv.gov/
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