{"id":9550,"date":"2025-03-01T13:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/vfc-sitevisits\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:25:45","slug":"vfc-sitevisits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/vfc-sitevisits\/","title":{"rendered":"dpc\/vfc-sitevisits ~  Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) Site Visits  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dpc\/vfc-sitevisits.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) Site Visits<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n    \n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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height: 28px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vfc_compliance_site_visit_schedule_for_fy_2019.pdf\">Compliance Site Visit Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <td style=\"width: 168px; height: 28px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/vfc_compliance_site_visit_results_for_fy_2019.pdf\">Compliance Site Visit Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <td style=\"width: 204px; height: 28px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/unnanounced_site_visit_results_for_fy_2019.pdf\">Unannounced Visits Results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <td style=\"width: 156px; height: 28px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <td style=\"width: 168px; height: 28px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"immunize-vfc.html\">Return to Immunizations &#8211; VFC Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <td style=\"width: 200px; height: 28px;\">\n\n\n\n\n\n   <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"immunize.html\">Return to Immunization Program Main Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n   <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/tbody>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>VFC visits help determine a provider\u2019s compliance with VFC program requirements. This includes identifying potential issues with VFC vaccine accountability and determining whether VFC vaccines are being handled, stored, and administered in accordance with the laws and policies governing the VFC program.\u00a0 The review and evaluation of VFC provider practices involves assessing verbal, written, and visual evidence encountered during the visit to determine if provider sites are following the requirements of the VFC program.;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The goals of these visits are to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n <p>Identify areas where providers are doing well and areas needing additional follow-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n <p>Identify the educational needs of VFC providers in order to support them with meeting program requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n <li>\n\n\n\n\n\n <p>Ensure that VFC-eligible children receive properly managed and viable vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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