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Updated July 16, 2024 Frequently Asked Questions: Where is your office? The Hamilton County Health Department is located at 18030 Foundation Drive in Noblesville. It is off of ST Rd 37 & 32/38, north of Applebee’s and Home Depot. What are the hours for immunization clinic? Clinic hours are Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am -3:00 pm by appointment only. You must be pre- registered or be an established patient to come to a clinic. Our office is closed for all government holidays. Who is eligible to come to an immunization clinic? Eligibility for children 0-18 years of age: Birth through 18 years of age (A child is considered 18 years of age up to and until the date of their 19th birthday) , and has one of the following: o Medicaid o American Indian/Alaskan Native o No Health Insurance (uninsured) o Underinsured (insurance does not cover vaccines)- must be verified with insurer o SCHIP o Fully insured- insurance status must be verified, and a credit card may be needed for any patient responsibility at the time of visit. My child has never been seen at the health department for immunizations. What should I do? Visit our website at www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov,, o Under government, choose health department o Under divisions, choose Nursing Programs, o On the left, choose immunization information o Under New Patient online registration, scroll down to Portal Steps o If you have a Google or Apple account, sign in. Create a new account if needed. Follow the prompts Or a more direct approach once on Hamilton County website: o Under government, choose health department o Under the welcome banner, click on NEW Patient Registration. Proceed to the site. o On the portal site banner, sign in with your Google or Apple account. Create a new account if needed. Follow the prompts. My child has been seen before at the health department for immunizations. What should I do? Call [PHONE REDACTED] and speak to a nurse to update demographic, insurance, and/or immunization information. An appointment can then be scheduled. Is there a cost for immunizations? Medicaid and health insurance carrier claims will be filed for services. Medicaid and insurance cards must be provided at each visit. For uninsured or underinsured there is an $8.00 administration fee per vaccine. We accept cash; credit/debit cards with a small transaction fee. Who can bring my child for shots? A parent or legal guardian must accompany child under the age of 18 years. What should I bring to clinic? If you have one, bring your child’s immunization record to be updated. For those with Medicaid or medical insurance, you will need to bring your insurance card for each visit. For uninsured or underinsured, we accept cash; credit/debit cards with a small transaction fee. ---PAGE BREAK--- Updated July 16, 2024 How many shots will my child receive? We review each child’s record individually and give the vaccines that are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for your child’s age. We administer all vaccines recommended for your child at each visit. How can I obtain a copy of my child’s immunization record? An updated immunization record is given to all clients at the time of their visit. If you have misplaced the record, you can request a copy of an immunization record by signing an authorization to release immunization records form that is available on our website. Please allow 48 to 72 hours to process. Parents can only request immunization records for their children 17 years and younger. Anyone 18 years or older must complete the request form themselves. What is MyVaxIndiana? All immunizations given at our office are sent to the Indiana Children and Hoosiers Immunization Registry Program, CHIRP. MyVaxIndiana is a program that allows access to that immunization record by either parents or individuals. You must have a PIN number to access the records. This is given to all who receive immunizations at our office. If you have received immunizations elsewhere, contact your health care provider to obtain a PIN number. I received a MyVaxIndiana PIN number for my child, but it does not have all the immunizations my child has received. What should I do? Prior to July 1, 2015 health care providers were not required to enter immunizations given to anyone younger than 19 years of age into CHIRP. Since that time, it has become law that they are entered. Contact your health care provider to request those immunizations be entered in CHIRP. Immunizations given at any health department in Indiana are in CHIRP. I am an adult and requested a MyVaxIndiana PIN number. Will my immunizations records be in CHIRP? Probably not. Or at least a complete record may not be in CHIRP. There are no legal requirements to enter immunizations into the registry for anyone 19 years or older. Keep this in mind when reviewing your immunization record. If you receive an immunization, ask your provider to enter it into the registry. EMR’s (electronic medical records) are now being programmed to securely send immunization information directly to CHIRP. I would like more information on MyVaxIndiana. How do I contact them? You can call the CHIRP helpdesk at [PHONE REDACTED] or email at [EMAIL REDACTED] or [EMAIL REDACTED]. Do you give immunizations to adults 19 years and older? Yes. Call [PHONE REDACTED] for more information. Appointments are available based on insurance status. Are you a travel clinic? We are not a travel clinic. We provide information about travel vaccines and where they are given. That information is listed on our website. We do not provide immunizations for travel. Do you provide lice shampoo? No. We do not provide lice shampoo.