For Jurisdiction Users: Clinics Offering School-Located Vaccines and Vaccines for Children

What to know

Jurisdiction POCs can add clinics offering School-Located Vaccines (SLV) and Vaccines for Children (VFC) in their jurisdiction. Note: Third-Party Clinics cannot be set up to offer SLV/VFC.

Setting up Clinic offering SLV/VFC

  • Select the Manage Clinic tab and select the Add Clinic Button.
  • Enter the Clinic Point of Contact Information as requested, then click Next to proceed.
  • Enter the Clinic Information as requested.
    • NOTE: If you select Third-Party as the Clinic Type, you will not be able to set up the clinic for SLV/VFC services.
  • Under Clinic Services, select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
    • School-Located Vaccines
    • Field-Located Vaccines
    • Vaccines for Children
    • Other
      • If Other is selected, briefly describe the clinic service in the space provided.
  • Enter remaining requested information and click
  • Review the information provided for Clinic Point of Contact and Clinic Information to ensure it is accurate and select
  • VAMS will display a confirmation message stating that your clinic has been created in the system. The clinic point of contact will receive an email to register and activate the clinic.
  • Clinic Administrators should follow existing steps to proceed with clinic registration in VAMS.
  • Once registered, VAMS will display a message confirming the clinic has been activated and direct you to complete set-up by defining clinic operating hours and days, appointment durations, treatment stations, and by enabling scheduling at that clinic location.
  • Select the Manage Clinic tab and select the Import Clinics Button.
  • Click the Clinic Import Template link in the pop-up window that appears. After clicking the link, the template file will open on your computer.
  • Fill out the Clinic Point of Contact and General Clinic Information as requested.
    • For the Clinic Services column, select one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
      • School-Located Vaccines
      • Field-Located Vaccines
      • Vaccines for Children
      • Other
        • If Other is selected, briefly describe the clinic service in the Other Clinic Service column.
    • NOTE: If Third-Party is selected as a clinic type, you will receive an error message indicating that the clinic cannot be set up as an SLV/VFC clinic, as the SLV/VFC clinic services are not available for third-party clinics.
  • Save the file as aCSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (.csv). You can find this option under the Save As drop-down menu in Excel.
  • Click Upload Files in the Import Clinic List pop- up window. You can also drag and drop your clinic list in the Drop Files area of the page.
  • Click Close.

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