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On April 13, 2023, the Washington Vaccine Association’s (WVA) Board of Directors approved the 2023-24 Vaccine Assessment Grid, which was finalized by the WVA’s Operations Committee on April 25, 2023. The 2023-24 Vaccine Assessment Grid will be in effect between July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and has been posted to the WVA’s website.
 The 2023-24 Grid lists vaccines and their corresponding CPT codes that are part of the dosage-based assessment (DBA) process for providers, health insurance carriers, and third-party administrators (TPAs). In effect, the Grid is the equivalent to a fee schedule. Providers are required to properly complete the DBA process as part of their participation in Washington’s Childhood Vaccine Program. Properly remitted and paid DBAs ensure that adequate funds are available to support the State’s continued purchase of pediatric vaccines in Washington.
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Should you have any questions, please email compliance@wavaccine.org.
The Department of Health is hosting a School and Child Care Immunization Requirements for Health Care Providers Webinar from 12-1pm on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Presenters from the Washington Department of Health will discuss updated school and child care immunization requirements, Certificate of Immunization Status and Certificate of Exemption requirements, and clinic-based and external resources for vaccinating patients.
The target audience includes health care providers, pharmacists/pharmacy technicians, health educators, and anyone interested in learning more details about school and child care immunization requirements. The webinar on March 30 was geared towards school and child care staff while this webinar is geared towards health care providers.
The webinar will be recorded and continuing education is available for physicians, nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists/pharmacy techs, and health educators. We are working to obtain continuing medical education credit for physicians. We look forward to seeing you there!
Date: June 7, 2023
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Topic: School and Child Care Immunization Webinar for Health Care Providers
Audience: Providers and Vaccine Coordinators
Register Here
Are you experiencing patient records not updating in the IIS for vaccinations recorded on May 18-19?
Are you seeing new unexplained discrepancies in your inventory counts for May?
The IIS experienced an issue with HL7 vaccination update (VXU) message validation which caused some messages to get rejected in our production environment. You may have received the following HL7 error/warning notices:
- vaccination action code is unrecognized.
- Version Id was not recognized.
- Application acknowledgment type was not recognized.
The issue occurred intermittently between Thursday May 18, 2023 (6am PST) and Friday May 19, 2023 (7pm PST). A notice about the issue was sent to the Washington State IIS Interoperability Email Distribution List on 5/22/2023.
Failed messages sent during this timeframe need to be resubmitted, ideally outside of normal business hours. Please follow up with your IT team if you believe your failed messages have not been resubmitted. If you have an updated IT contact or need assistance with data exchange, please reach out to IISDataExchange@doh.wa.gov.
 The Washington State Department of Health, in association with Health Care Authority, Governor Jay Inslee, and all major Washington health plans, is proud to announce the 2023 Immunize Washington Provider Recognition Awards. The Health Plan Partnership has now hosted the awards for nine years. The award recognizes clinics that reach immunization rates of 70% or higher in child and/or adolescent patient populations.
This year’s award returns to the pre-pandemic process of self-nominations. Don't miss the opportunity to nominate yourself/your clinic! Nominations began June 1st and run through July 6th, 2023. More information can be found on the Immunize Washington web page.
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