Jasper Newton County Public Health District (JNCPHD) receives funding from the Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC) Program through Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to provide immunizations to children. Through this program, JNCPHD has been able to offer vaccines to the general public.

Effective January 1, 2012, the State of Texas Legislature made changes to eligibility requirements for the TVFC program.

Children who have private insurance that covers vaccines will no longer be eligible to receive vaccines at JNCPHD. Instead, they will be referred to their private physician for immunization services.

Insured children with vaccine coverage who have high co-pays or deductibles are no longer considered underinsured. These children are now considered fully, privately insured and are no longer eligible for the TVFC vaccines. Children qualifying under the new definition of underinsured will continue to be eligible to receive vaccines at Jasper Newton County Public Health District or a TVFC enrolled provider.

Updated Policy:

Children, birth through 18 years of age, who meet at least one of the following criteria, are eligible to receive TVFC vaccine from Jasper Newton County Public Health District or a TVFC enrolled provider.

•  Medicaid Eligible: A child who is eligible of the Texas Medicaid Program.
  (Those under managed care are to go to their assigned provider, not JNCPHD)
• Uninsured: A child who has no health insurance coverage
• American Indian or Alaskan Native
• Underinsured:
  -A child who has commercial (private) health insurance, but coverage does not include vaccines
  -A child whose insurance covers only selected vaccines (TVFC –eligible for non-covered vaccines only)

Children enrolled in CHIP may also be eligible to receive immunizations from an enrolled CHIP provider. JNCPHD is not an enrolled CHIP provider.

To avoid a delay in having children vaccinated, parents are encouraged to inquire (in advance) with the child’s primary physician about administering vaccines

For more information please visit http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize

JNCPHD also recieves funding through the Adult Safety Net (ASN) program to provide vaccines for adults with no insurance. The adult program does not cover medicare or under insured patients, you must have no insurance coverage at all.

This program covers the following vaccines for uninsured adults:

• Hepatitis A Vaccine
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• Combination Hepititus A and Hepatitus B Vaccine
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
• Measels, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine (MMR)
• Meningococcal Vaccine (Meningitis)
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23) (Pneumonia)
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) (Pneumonia)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, & Pertussis Vaccine (TDaP)
• Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine (TD)
• Varicella Vaccine (Chicken Pox)
• TB Skin Test
• Influenza (Flu Shot)
• COVID-19 Vaccine

Cares Act Round 4

The Cares Act Round 4 program offers FREE COVID-19 clinics to businesses, agencies, organizations, churches, and etc who have persons who want the vaccine. This program also extends the Adult Safety Net (ASN) program and allows us to offer the following vaccines to UNINSURED adults.

• Hepatitis A Vaccine
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• Combination Hepititus A and Hepatitus B Vaccine
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
• Measels, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine (MMR)
• Meningococcal Vaccine (Meningitis)
• Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23) (Pneumonia)
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) (Pneumonia)
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, & Pertussis Vaccine (TDaP)
• Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine (TD)
• Varicella Vaccine (Chicken Pox)
• TB Skin Test
• Influenza (Flu Shot)
• COVID-19 Vaccine

For more information or to schedule an appointment call:

409-384-6829 – Jasper
409-379-2753 – Newton
409-994-5921 – Buna