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North Carolina Immunization Program (NCIP) Requirements

Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)

Federal law requires all vaccine providers to make VISs available. A provider’s responsibility includes:

• With each vaccine dose, provide the appropriate VIS to the patient, or their parent or legal representative, before and each time it is given (not just the first dose).
• Record certain information in the patient’s permanent medical record.

Vaccine providers should ensure their VISs are current. Check the dates on your stock of VISs against the dates on this list. If you have outdated VISs, discard them and print current versions.

All available VISs can be downloaded from the CDC website.  To review a list of vaccines under the Federal VIS requirement, visit the CDC’s Current VICs page.

Resources:

• The CDC website has VISs in more languages and formats. These include audio formats and ones for mobile downloads.
• To ensure you know when a VIS is updated, sign up for email updates.
• Up-to-date news on VISs and pending edits are listed on the CDC’s News about VISs
• For a vaccine provider's legal responsibility on VISs, see the CDC's site. You can also refer to The Facts About Using VISs.

Additional information on a vaccine provider’s legal responsibility in regards to VISs can be found on the CDC’s site. You can also refer to this resource: The Facts about Using VISs.