Vaccines are one of the best ways to protect infants, kids, and teens from several harmful diseases. If you have questions about what is right for your child, have a conversation with their health care provider.
What Vaccines are recommended?
Find out at what ages different vaccines are recommended and other details and resources on vaccines for your children.
Vaccine Resources for Parents
These sites provide more information about vaccines and your child.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Vaccinate Your Family
- Voices for Vaccines
- Shot of Prevention News and Views on Vaccines
- Families Fighting Flu
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Parents Pack
Vaccine Rules and Laws
There are several child and adolescent focused laws for vaccines that are important to know about. These include:
- School Vaccine Law
- Child Care Immunization Standards (PDF)
- Youth Camps: For rules and regulations, contact Health Inspections at 207-287-5671
Fraud and Abuse Reporting
The Maine Immunization Program (MIP) takes the potential of fraud very seriously. Fraud and abuse incidents occur when a:
- Person is knowingly untruthful to gain benefit from the MIP for themselves or another
- Provider's actions result in unnecessary cost to the Medicaid program, the MIP, an insurance company, or a patient
- Provider is paid for services that are not medically necessary
- Provider is paid for services that fail to meet professionally recognized standards for health care
- Provider engages in any act that constitutes fraud under applicable federal or state law.
The MIP has developed the following process to address suspected cases of fraud and abuse within our Vaccines for Children (VFC) program. If you are aware of any of the above actions occurring in a health care setting that provides vaccines under the VFC program, contact the MIP to report the incident. No identifying information will not be shared. Contact us at:
- Phone: 1-800-867-4775
- Fax: 1-800-437-5743
- Email: immunizeme.dhhs@maine.gov
If there is no one immediately available at the MIP to take your report, a staff person will contact you to follow up within 2 working days.
Thank you for your help in ensuring that the MIP continues to offer affordable vaccinations to prevent disease in Maine's children.