(a) In addition to health promotion and vaccine registration activities of the department, a statewide immunization program is established in the department for the purpose of monitoring, purchasing, and distributing included vaccines to providers approved by the department who agree to provide the included vaccines to state residents under terms consistent with the program and […]
(a) The State Vaccine Assessment Council is established in the department for the purpose of determining the amount of vaccine assessments made by the commissioner to be paid by assessable entities and other program participants in the state under procedures established by the council. (b) The council consists of eight members appointed by the commissioner […]
(a) An assessable entity and other program participant shall (1) pay to the department the annual combined vaccine assessments as determined under the program for the included vaccines covered by the assessable entity or other program participant for each covered individual on a schedule adopted by the council; (2) provide information requested by the council […]
(a) A health care provider or group of providers may opt into the program if approved by the commissioner under regulations adopted by the department. (b) An assessable entity may not deny a claim for coverage by a health care provider of vaccines not distributed under the program. (c) A health care provider may not […]
(a) The vaccine assessment fund is created in the general fund for the purpose of providing funding for the program. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including program receipts attributable to vaccine assessments under AS 18.09.220, fees under AS 18.09.240, money from other sources, and interest earned on money in […]
An assessable entity or other program participant that fails to pay a required annual vaccine assessment after notification of the assessment or fails to comply with a request for information necessary for determination of the assessment may be assessed an additional noncompliance fee as determined by the commissioner under regulations adopted by the department.
