Texas Vaccines For Children Program

The Texas Vaccines For Children Program (TVFC) makes vaccines available to eligible children of Texas. These vaccines are available at no cost to providers, in order to immunize eligible children (birth - 18 years of age). These vaccines are supplied to doctors, local health departments and Department of State Health Services Sub-offices to be administered to eligible children. For more information call the Immunization Division at 254-778-6744

To find immunization literature and current materials, or to read testimonials of parents that have been affected by Vaccine Preventable Diseases visit www.immunize.org

To enroll in the TVFC Program, a provider must meet the following requirements:

Complete and return a Provider Profile Form and a Provider Enrollment Form agreeing to

screen eligibility of children who are:
     ● Enrolled in Medicaid
     ● Uninsured
     ● Underinsured *
     ● American Indian
     ● Native Alaskan
     ● CHIP ** and,
- Retain a record of the Eligibility Screening Form and,

- Comply with the Recommended Immunization Schedule and,

- Immunize eligible children at no cost (an administration fee may be charged as long as it does not exceed $14.85 and service is NOT denied because the fee cannot be paid) and,

- Provide vaccine information materials to the child's parent or guardian and,

- Provide access to records if requested by the Department of State Health Services, the local health authority, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and,

- Report, on a monthly basis, the number of doses of vaccines administered, lost or wasted.

To enroll, call the Immunization Division at 254-778-6744

*Underinsured are children who have private insurance but coverage 1) does not include vaccines, or 2) only covers certain vaccines (eligible for non-covered vaccines only), or 3) caps at a certain amount (once cap is reached, child is eligible).

**Providers are authorized to vaccinate CHIP children only if they bill CHIP for services.

The following vaccines are currently available through the TVFC Program:

• Comvax (Hep B-Hib)
• Diphtheria, Tetanus & Acellular Pertussis (DT/DTaP)
• Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Gardasil or Cervarix
• Influenza
• Kinrix (DTaP - IPV)
• Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella, & Varicella (MMRV)
• Meningococcal Conjugate (MCV4)
• Pediarix (DTaP-Hep B-IPV)
• Pentacel (DTaP-HIB-IPV)
• Pneumococcal Congjugate Vaccine (PCV13)
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPV23)
• Polio (IPV) 
• Rotavirus
• Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis (Td/Tdap)
• Varicella (chickenpox)

Here are the Medicaid billing codes for each vaccine.

Immunization Program