312.977 Immunization Contracts, Reimbursement and Coverage
MSSNY will support legislation mandating that health insurance companies in New York State pay for vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for every individual. Those insurance companies not reimbursing for ACIP-recommended vaccines should clearly state so in a notice to patients and businesses; and health insurance companies should reimburse providers for the vaccines at fees sufficient to cover the procurement, shipping, handling, supplies, data entry, vaccine counseling, inventory management, routine nursing activities and storage cost of the vaccine. A resolution seeking similar appropriate reimbursement through federally funded programs for all ACIP-recommended vaccines is to be transmitted to the American Medical Association. (HOD 2012-168; Reaffirmed HOD 2019 in lieu of res 265)
