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Vaccine Administraon Guidelinesfor Indiana DenstsUPDATED August 24, 2021

INTRODUCTIONDuring the 2021 Indiana Legislave Session, the IDA introduced a bill allowing densts to administer vaccinaons to paents. This legislaon was successful, and as of April 2021, Indiana densts are now entrusted to help vaccinate Hoosiers for a wide variety of condions.This guide outlines the basic requirements and provisions of the bill to help densts understand their responsibilies with regard to vaccinaons. If you have quesons, feel free to call the IDA at 800-562-5646. OVERVIEWDensts who wish to administer vaccines in Indiana should be aware of the following requirements:• Paents must be 11 or older.• The denst must be cered in CPR.• The denst must complete a course of vaccine instrucon approved by the Indiana State Board of Denstry. See approved courses below.• Only licensed densts may administer vaccines to paents.• Currently COVID-19 vaccines are distributed to states only through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.• The CDC maintains a list of vaccine manufacturers at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/admin/stor-age/downloads/manufact-dist-contact.pdf. Your dental supply company may also have informaon about obtaining vaccines.COURSESThe following web-based courses will help you familiarize yourself with vaccine administraon and are approved by the ISBD.• CDC You Call the Shots: hps://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/youcalltheshots.html• The ADA also has numerous resources for online vaccine training: hp://success.ada.org/~/media/CPS/Files/COVID/COVID19_Vaccine_Connuing_ Educaon_and_Resources.pdf• If you are in need of CPR cercaon, the IDA oers numerous courses around the state: hps://indental.org/oc/i

APPROVED VACCINESIn addion to COVID-19, Indiana densts may administer the following vaccines to paents 11 and older:• Anthrax• Cholera• DTaP/Tdap/Td• Ebola• Hepas A and B• Hib virusA denst may also administer any vaccine during an emergency declared by the Indiana State Department of Health or the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.REPORTING AND RECORDSDensts must adhere to the following reporng and record requirements. Please note that although only a denst may administer a vaccine, the denst can designate an oce sta member to report the vaccinaon(s) as required below. Permission• For paents aged 11 and 17, wrien permission is required from the paent’s parent or guardian.• The parent or guardian must be present during the vaccinaon of a minor.Records• A record of the vaccinaon must be included in the paent’s treatment record.• Nocaon of the vaccine must be submied to the paent’s primary physician within 14 days.• The vaccine must be reported to the Indiana Children and Hoosiers Immunizaon Registry Program (CHIRP): hps://eportal.isdh.in.gov/MyVaxIndiana/Default2.aspxAdverse Reacons• Adverse reacons must be reported to the paent’s primary physician within 72 hours.• Adverse reacons must also be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporng System (VAERS) database.• HPV• Inuenza• Japanese Encephalis• MMR/MMRV• Meningis• Pneumonia • Polio• Rabies• Rotavirus• Shingles• Tuberculosis• Typhoid• Varicella• Yellow Fever

CDT CODESThe ADA has added the following CDT codes for COVID-19 vaccines. We hope to update this guide with addional codes for other vaccines as they become available.D1701: Pzer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine administraon – rst doseSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC mRNA 30mcg/0.3mL IM DOSE 1D1702: Pzer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine administraon – second doseSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC mRNA 30mcg/0.3mL IM DOSE 2D1703: Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administraon – rst doseSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC mRNA 100mcg/0.5mL IM DOSE 1D1704 Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administraon – second doseSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC mRNA 100mcg/0.5mL IM DOSE 2D1705: AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine administraon – rst doseSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC rS-ChAdOx1 5x1010 VP/.5mL IM DOSE 1D1706: AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine administraon – second doseSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC rS-ChAdOx1 5x1010 VP/.5mL IM DOSE 2D1707: Janssen Covid-19 vaccine administraonSARSCOV2 COVID-19 VAC Ad26 5x1010 VP/.5mL IM SINGLE DOSEMALPRACTICE COVERAGEAdministering vaccines in the dental oce is now within the scope of dental pracce in Indiana. Talk with your malpracce carrier if you have specic concerns or quesons about your coverage.