The Idaho Immunization Program (IIP) manages the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and houses and maintains Idaho’s Immunization Reminder Information System (IRIS).
The IIP administers the federal Vaccines for Children program in Idaho. Vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are supplied at no cost, through federal or state funding, for eligible Idaho children ages 0 through 18 years. Providers must be enrolled with the IIP to receive the vaccine.
Any healthcare provider who serves children 0 through 18 years of age, wants to provide childhood vaccines through the federal VFC program, has a current medical license in good standing, and has independent prescription writing authority for vaccines may enroll with the IIP.
Healthcare providers who want to enroll can begin by contacting the IIP by phone at 208-334-5931 or email at IIP@dhw.idaho.gov. New provider enrollment involves the following steps:
- Completing the new provider enrollment packet
- Acquiring vaccine storage and handling equipment that meets program requirements
- Assigning staff members (primary and back-up) to be responsible for vaccine management and training
- Completing an on-site enrollment site visit with IIP staff
Vaccines for Children (VFC) enrollment information
The Idaho Vaccines for Children (VFC) program provides vaccines to participating healthcare providers for children from birth through 18 years of age.
Patients eligible for vaccines supplied by the IIP
All children 0 through 18 years of age who are eligible for the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, the Idaho Immunization Assessment, and federal funds for designated targeted populations may receive vaccines supplied by the IIP. Patient eligibility must be screened and documented for every child at each immunization visit.
Vaccines for children eligibility
All providers must screen every child at each immunization visit for VFC eligibility. VFC eligibility does not have to be verified by the provider, but it must be documented. All children 0 through 18 years of age who meet one of the following criteria are considered VFC eligible:
- Is Native American or Alaskan Native
- Is enrolled in Medicaid
- Has no health insurance
- Is underinsured. Underinsured children have private health insurance but the coverage does not include vaccines; the coverage includes only selected vaccines (the child is VFC eligible for non-covered vaccines); or, children whose insurance caps vaccine coverage at a certain amount (once the coverage amount is reached, these children are categorized as underinsured). Underinsured children are eligible to receive VFC vaccine only through a federally qualified health center (FQHC), rural health clinic (RHC), or deputized public health district.
Private providers must inform parents of underinsured children that free vaccine may be available at a FQHC, RHC, or local public health district.
State-supplied eligibility
All children 0 through 18 years of age whose custodial parent or legal guardian lives in Idaho, and who are not eligible for the federal Vaccines for Children program, are eligible for state-supplied vaccines funded through the Idaho Immunization Assessment.
Other eligibility
Other populations deemed eligible by the department's immunization program based on available funding and resources.
The Idaho Immunization Program would like to recognize and celebrate healthcare organizations that met goals as of Dec. 31, 2021, in one or more of the following categories*:
Category | Goal | Up-to-date (UTD) at Age |
4:3:1:3:3:1:4 series** | 80% | 24 months |
4th dose of DTaP | 90% | 24 months |
1 MMR | 90% | 24 months |
UTD HPV | 80% | 17 years |
UTD MenACWY | 80% | 17 years |
*Information from Idaho’s Immunization Reminder Information System (IRIS) for patients active to each organization in April 2022; rates generated through the AFIX Product in IRIS. All percentages rounded to the nearest whole number.
**Primary Series: 4 or more doses of DTaP, 3 or more doses of poliovirus, 1 or more doses of any MMR, primary series Hib (>2 or >3 doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b depending on the product type received), 3 or more doses of hepatitis B, 1 or more doses of varicella, and 4 or more doses of PCV.
PIN | Organization | % UTD | Patients Assessed |
171 | KOOTENAI HEALTH COEUR D ALENE | 100% | 2 |
216 | TROY CLINIC | 100% | 2 |
282 | POTLATCH FAMILY CARE | 100% | 2 |
381 | TERRY REILLY - HOMEDALE CLINIC | 100% | 3 |
494 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COLE FAIRVIEW | 100% | 2 |
504 | INNERHEALTH MD | 100% | 2 |
4024 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP GARDEN CITY | 100% | 3 |
414 | EAGLE PEDIATRICS | 98% | 55 |
458 | MATT JOYCE MD | 91% | 74 |
424 | ST LUKES IDAHO FAMILY PHYSICIANS | 90% | 48 |
407 | ADA PEDIATRICS | 89% | 216 |
451 | ST LUKES SYRINGA FAMILY MEDICINE | 88% | 8 |
647 | CARIBOU MEDICAL CLINIC | 88% | 16 |
409D | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - OVERLAND | 88% | 8 |
308 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP GARRITY | 87% | 38 |
313 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP NORTH CALDWELL | 87% | 15 |
415 | ST LUKES FAMILY HEALTH - MERIDIAN | 87% | 31 |
642 | BRIZZEE FAMILY MEDICINE | 87% | 15 |
4012 | SALTZER HEALTH TEN MILE | 87% | 156 |
408 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP TEN MILE | 86% | 7 |
516 | ST LUKES PHYSICIAN CENTER-ADDISON SUITE F | 86% | 35 |
563 | FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES - JEROME | 86% | 83 |
773 | FAMILY FIRST MEDICAL CENTER | 86% | 147 |
422 | ST LUKES CHILDRENS PAVILION | 85% | 581 |
442 | ST LUKES TREASURE VALLEY PEDIATRICS MERIDIAN | 85% | 604 |
490 | ST ALPHONSUS MEDICAL GROUP BOWN CROSSING HEALTHPLAZA | 85% | 13 |
512 | MONARCH MEDICAL GROUP | 84% | 56 |
517 | NORTH CANYON PEDIATRICS | 84% | 136 |
168 | PANHANDLE HEALTH - KELLOGG | 83% | 6 |
416 | ST LUKES FAMILY HEALTH - HOSPITALITY | 83% | 29 |
426 | ST LUKES ADA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | 83% | 48 |
591 | FAMILY AND ADOLESCENT CARE OF TWIN | 83% | 6 |
686 | HEALTH WEST CHUBBUCK | 83% | 6 |
711 | BEE HAPPY PEDIATRICS | 83% | 70 |
4019 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - MERIDIAN SOUTH | 83% | 30 |
4045 | CHERRY HEIGHTS MEDICAL | 83% | 6 |
310G | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - CALDWELL | 83% | 6 |
409G | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - CROSSROADS | 83% | 35 |
519 | M COLE JOHNSON DO | 82% | 146 |
4040 | ST LUKES TRAVLE MEDICINE AND IMMUNIZATION CLINIC | 82% | 17 |
203 | OROFINO HEALTH CENTER | 81% | 42 |
403 | ST LUKES CAPITAL CITY FAMILY MEDICINE | 81% | 112 |
605 | MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY MEDICINE | 81% | 43 |
603 | POCATELLO CHILDRENS CLINIC | 80% | 1140 |
609 | BINGHAM FAMILY MEDICINE | 80% | 5 |
676 | BINGHAM MEMORIAL PEDIATRICS | 80% | 178 |
717 | IDAHO FALLS FAMILY PRAC AND SPORT | 80% | 5 |
740 | THE PEDIATRIC PLACE | 80% | 277 |
752 | EASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLIS | 80% | 5 |
PIN | Organization | % UTD | Patients Assessed |
451 | ST LUKES SYRINGA FAMILY MEDICINE | 100% | 8 |
778 | THERESA LERCH PC | 100% | 6 |
381 | TERRY REILLY - HOMEDALE CLINIC | 100% | 3 |
4024 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP GARDEN CITY | 100% | 3 |
317 | VALLEY FAMILY HEALTH CARE - NEW PLYMOUTH | 100% | 3 |
765 | COMMUNITY CARE | 100% | 3 |
171 | KOOTENAI HEALTH COEUR D ALENE | 100% | 2 |
216 | TROY CLINIC | 100% | 2 |
282 | POTLATCH FAMILY CARE | 100% | 2 |
494 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COLE FAIRVIEW | 100 | 2 |
504 | INNERHEALTH MD | 100 | 2 |
184 | HAYDEN LAKE FAMILY PHYSICIANS | 100 | 2 |
710 | ASHTON MEDICAL CLINIC | 100 | 2 |
414 | EAGLE PEDIATRICS | 98 | 55 |
424 | ST LUKES IDAHO FAMILY PHYSICIANS | 94 | 48 |
458 | MATT JOYCE MD | 93 | 74 |
642 | BRIZZEE FAMILY MEDICINE | 93 | 15 |
407 | ADA PEDIATRICS | 91 | 216 |
455 | INITIAL POINT FAMILY MEDICINE | 91 | 11 |
416 | ST LUKES FAMILY HEALTH - HOSPITALITY | 90 | 29 |
PIN | Organization | % UTD | Patients Assessed |
451 | ST LUKES SYRINGA FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 8 |
381 | TERRY REILLY - HOMEDALE CLINIC | 100 | 3 |
4024 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP GARDEN CITY | 100 | 3 |
317 | VALLEY FAMILY HEALTH CARE - NEW PLYMOUTH | 100 | 3 |
765 | COMMUNITY CARE | 100 | 3 |
171 | KOOTENAI HEALTH COEUR D ALENE | 100 | 2 |
216 | TROY CLINIC | 100 | 2 |
282 | POTLATCH FAMILY CARE | 100 | 2 |
494 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COLE FAIRVIEW | 100 | 2 |
504 | INNERHEALTH MD | 100 | 2 |
184 | HAYDEN LAKE FAMILY PHYSICIANS | 100 | 2 |
710 | ASHTON MEDICAL CLINIC | 100 | 2 |
642 | BRIZZEE FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 15 |
409H | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - EAGLE | 100 | 25 |
647 | CARIBOU MEDICAL CLINIC | 100 | 16 |
409D | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP- OVERLAND | 100 | 8 |
516 | ST LUKES PHYSICIAN CENTER-ADDISON SUITE F | 100 | 35 |
591 | FAMILY AND ADOLESCENT CARE OF TWIN | 100 | 6 |
483 | MORGAN FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 6 |
606 | CEDAR CREEK FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 27 |
717 | IDAHO FALLS FAMILY PRAC AND SPORT | 100 | 5 |
621 | PEAK FAMILY MEDICINE LLC | 100 | 5 |
701 | REED WARD FAMILY PRACTICE | 100 | 12 |
530 | ST LUKES FAMILY MEDICINE DR WATERS | 100 | 8 |
241 | TRI STATE CLEARWATER MEDICAL CLINIC | 100 | 4 |
328 | DIRECT DOCTOR CARE | 100 | 4 |
508 | NORTH CANYON MEDICAL CENTER BUHL | 100 | 4 |
618 | ABERDEEN FAMILY CLINIC | 100 | 4 |
306 | VALLEY FAMILY HEALTH CARE - PAYETTE | 100 | 4 |
787 | MACHEN FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 11 |
476 | ADVANCED FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 7 |
687 | PORTNEUF PRIMARY CARE CLINIC | 100 | 7 |
689 | FAMILY MEDICAL CLINIC OF CHUBBUCK | 100 | 7 |
4044 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - ORCHARD | 100 | 9 |
148 | MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY MEDICINE - SANDPOINT | 100 | 6 |
161 | SMC FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 6 |
685 | HEALTH WEST DOWNEY | 100 | 3 |
737 | SEASONS ADULT AND FAMILY CARE | 100 | 3 |
304 | DESERT SAGE HEALTH GRANDVIEW | 100 | 5 |
152 | MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE - PINE | 100 | 2 |
498 | EAGLE FAMILY MEDICINE | 100 | 3 |
414 | EAGLE PEDIATRICS | 98 | 55 |
517 | NORTH CANYON PEDIATRICS | 98 | 136 |
426 | ST LUKES ADA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | 98 | 48 |
458 | MATT JOYCE MD | 97 | 74 |
407 | ADA PEDIATRICS | 97 | 216 |
4012 | SALTZER HEALTH TEN MILE | 97 | 156 |
424 | ST LUKES IDAHO FAMILY PHYSICIANS | 96 | 48 |
619 | POWER COUNTY FAMILY CLINIC | 96 | 25 |
750 | EASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH | 95 | 19 |
580 | ST LUKES PHYSICIAN CENTER BUHL | 95 | 19 |
326 | ST LUKES FAMILY MEDICINE GREENHURST | 95 | 41 |
425 | ST ALPHONSUS MEDICAL GROUP - EMERALD | 95 | 43 |
438 | SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL GROUP - MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAZA | 95 | 21 |
563 | FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES - JEROME | 94 | 83 |
329 | FAMILY MEDCINE HEALTH CENTER NAMPA NORTH | 94 | 35 |
319 | ST LUKES FAMILY MEDICINE FRUTILAND | 94 | 16 |
664 | HEALTH WEST AMERICAN FALLS | 94 | 16 |
512 | MONARCH MEDICAL GROUP | 93 | 56 |
605 | MOUNTAIN VIEW FAMILY MEDICINE | 93 | 43 |
4019 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - MERIDIAN SOUTH | 93 | 30 |
604 | INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CLINIC | 93 | 29 |
603 | POCATELLO CHILDRENS CLINIC | 93 | 1140 |
518 | ST LUKES JEROME FAMILY MEDICINE | 93 | 139 |
478 | ERIK S JONES DO | 93 | 15 |
582 | ST LUKES PHYSICIAN CENTER RENAISSANCE | 93 | 15 |
309 | WEST VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP WILDER | 93 | 15 |
602 | BINGHAM FAMILY MEDICINE | 93 | 14 |
781 | BRAD C ERIKSON FAMILY PRACTICE | 93 | 14 |
308 | PRIMARY HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP GARRITY | 92 | 38 |
442 | ST LUKES TREASURE VALLEY PEDIATRICS MERIDIAN | 92 | 604 |
422 | ST LUKES CHILDRENS PAVILION | 92 | 581 |
676 | BINGHAM MEMORIAL PEDIATRICS | 92 | 178 |
510 | FRONTIER PEDIATRIC PARTNERS | 92 | 338 |
201 | CATALYST MEDICAL GROUP-VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER | 92 | 546 |
412 | ST LUKES MOUNTAIN VIEW MEDICAL CENTER | 92 | 24 |
610 | WEST FAMILY MEDICINE | 92 | 39 |
620 | HEALTH WEST PEDIATRICS | 92 | 39 |
545 | BERNARD BOEHMER MD | 92 | 48 |
578 | MINIDOKA MEDICAL CENTER | 92 | 87 |
4031 | FAMILY MEDCINE HEALTH CENTER KUNA | 92 | 25 |
455 | INITIAL POINT FAMILY MEDICINE | 91 | 11 |
453 | ST LUKES TREASURE VALLEY PEDIATRIC | 91 | 311 |
791 | SIMPSON DERMCARE FAMILY MEDICINE | 91 | 304 |
404 | ST LUKES FAMILY HEALTH - MCMILLAN | 91 | 35 |
4027 | ST LUKES FAMILY MEDICINE - EAGLE | 91 | 34 |
4004 | SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL GROUP WEST CHINDEN | 91 | 135 |
668 | SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH SODA SPRINGS | 91 | 11 |
PIN | Organization | % UTD | Patients Assessed |
160 | KOOTENAI TRIBAL HEALTH CLINIC | 100 | 4 |
755 | JUVENILE CORRECTIONS CENTER A | 100 | 2 |
670 | SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO PUBLIC HEALTH MALAD | 84 | 74 |
PIN | Organization | % UTD | Patients Assessed |
451 | ST LUKES SYRINGA FAMILY MEDICINE | 90 | 29 |
324 | ST LUKES CHILDRENS NAMPA PEDIATRICS | 89 | 27 |
437 | EAGLE FAMILY HEALTH | 88 | 24 |
366 | SOUTHWEST DISTRICT HEALTH EMMETT | 83 | 6 |
411 | THRIVE PEDIATRICS | 83 | 72 |
621 | PEAK FAMILY MEDICINE LLC | 83 | 6 |
414 | EAGLE PEDIATRICS | 82 | 73 |
727 | IDAHO FALLS PEDIATRICS | 81 | 345 |
440 | SAINT ALPHONSUS MEDICAL GROUP - BOISE PEDIATRICS | 80 | 328 |
561 | FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES - BUHL | 80 | 71 |
711 | BEE HAPPY PEDIATRICS | 80 | 20 |