NIP Vaccinations in Pharmacy

Participating pharmacies can receive a service fee per vaccination of National Immunisation Program (NIP) vaccines administered to patients aged 5 years and over in a pharmacy setting, as well as for off-site administrations in residential aged care and disability homes. The NIP vaccines that can be administered by pharmacies are determined by state and territory legislation.

Full information on the program rules and requirements can be accessed at PPA NIPVIP Program User Guide.

This includes all information on:

• Purpose
• Eligibility (Service provider and patient eligibility)
• Program FAQs
• Program rules and downloads

Eligibility and payments

The NIPVIP program is administered by the Pharmacy Programs Administrator on behalf of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.  Pharmacies can register and claim payments in the PPA Portal.

• Where a patient does not meet the eligibility criteria or does not consent to their details being provided for claiming purposes, the pharmacist may offer the service at the patient’s cost and using privately acquired stock, provided they are authorised to administer the vaccine.
• Where a pharmacy is administering a NIP vaccine to a patient less than 5 years of age at the tine of vaccination, the pharmacy must not charge for the NIP vaccine itself. They may choose to charge the patient a fee to administer the vaccine, provided they are authorised to administer the vaccine for that age group as per state/territory legislation.

Participation eligibility as an Approved Service Provider under the Program includes the delivery of services in accordance with:

• NIPVIP Program Rules and the NIP, including patient eligibility
• PSA Standards and Guidelines
• Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) Guidelines
• Australian Immunisation Handbook recommendations
• Applicable state or territory requirements/legislation