23 MAC Pt. 224, Ch. 1, R. 1.2
Provider Requirements
Cite as 23 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 224, Ch. 1, R. 1.2
Provider Requirements
A. Providers who administer vaccines must:
1. Be enrolled as a Mississippi Medicaid provider in accordance with Miss. Admin. Code
Title 23, Part 200, Chapter 4, and
2. Operate within their scope of practice.
B. Pharmacists who administer vaccines must be employed by a Mississippi Medicaid enrolled
pharmacy provider.
C. Providers administering vaccines to beneficiaries eighteen (18) years of age or younger:
1. Must participate in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program administered by the
Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH).
2. Comply with all federal and state laws and MSDH guidelines and requirements of the
VFC program.
3. Exceptions to this rule are for:
a) Obstetricians administering the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine to
pregnant or postpartum beneficiaries.
b) Vaccines not available through the VFC program.
D. The Division of Medicaid defers to Mississippi’s professional medical, pharmacy and
nursing licensure boards for ancillary staff requirements for vaccine administration unless
Federal law allows for less restrictive requirements.