Hepatitis Vaccinations
Hepatitis vaccinations is a voluntary service that has been made available to every
firefighter throughout the state of Kentucky. The Kentucky Fire Commission has an
agreement with the Department for Public Health whereby local health departments who
administer Hepatitis A & B vaccines to firefighters will purchase the Hepatitis A
& B vaccines and bill the Fire Commission directly for the purchased cost of the vaccines
plus an administration fee.
In order to be eligible to receive this service the firefighter must be an active
firefighter on a department roster on the date the shot is provided in order for the
commission to make payment to the health department. The fire department will need
to provide the firefighter with a Hepatitis A & B Voucher each time the firefighter goes to the health department for their shot (there are a total
of three shots). The Chief of the department will need to sign off on the voucher
verifying that the firefighter is an active firefighter on their roster before the firefighter goes to the health department. If the firefighter goes to the health department without a voucher the fire department
will be responsible for payment of that dose.
WITHOUT THE VOUCHER THE FIRE COMMISSION CANNOT PROCESS PAYMENT. It is extremely important
for the firefighter to show up prepared to insure proper processing and payment.
The firefighter will need to print clearly and legibly their name, firefighter number,
date of birth, and what department they belong to on their voucher each time. The
health department should fill in the date of shot, dose received, health department
location, and sign the voucher on the health department signature line. The firefighter
will leave the voucher with the health department who will then forward the voucher
along with an invoice to the Fire Commission office for payment.
The Kentucky Fire Commission does not reimburse for the Hepatitis A or B titer test
or the booster shot. If the firefighter requests those services it will be the responsibility of the
firefighter or fire department to pay for those services.
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