Could I get my vaccine shots covered by insurance?

[fattylittleslug 0]

Hi, I am wondering if I could get the vaccine shots covered my insurance. I have BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. Do people know any doctors in Maryland does it?

If possible, could anyone also let me know what shots I need? and whether they can be covered, otherwise the normal price?

I have vaccine shots for:

Cholera, July 25, 2005

Meningitis, Oct 19th, 2005

Hepatitis B Aug 01, 2005

TD , July 25, 2005

MMR July 29th, 2005

Thank you all in advance and all replies are greatly appreciated!!!

[Darnell 8,478]

Sure - it's possible.

Do you have the 'yellow book' for International Immunizations?

If so, just have the 'doctor' add in more entries to this shot record.

THEN - you'll need to find a civil surgeon to transpose this information from the yellow book

into an I-693 form.

The 'shots you need' are age specific, and are covered in some instructions.

What instructions do you have, so far?

FWIW, USUALLY, a 'public health clinic' charges MUCH LESS for the immunizations, compared to a doctor listed in yer insurance plan.

Edited March 2, 2010 by Darnell

[fabulous02 1]

Sure - it's possible.

Do you have the 'yellow book' for International Immunizations?

If so, just have the 'doctor' add in more entries to this shot record.

THEN - you'll need to find a civil surgeon to transpose this information from the yellow book

into an I-693 form.

The 'shots you need' are age specific, and are covered in some instructions.

What instructions do you have, so far?

FWIW, USUALLY, a 'public health clinic' charges MUCH LESS for the immunizations, compared to a doctor listed in yer insurance plan.

I have United Health Care insurance and the shots are mostly covered as preventative medicine. Call up your insurance and tell them that you are getting the shots for immigration medical, as preventative medicine. They should be able to confirm if that is covered under your plan., mine was....

[fattylittleslug 0]

Thanks Darnell. Love you! You are the best.

I do have the bright yellow book with me but I don't know what vaccine I need to get?

Do you know where to find the list?

Could it be this one?

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules...schedule-bw.pdf

Sure - it's possible.

Do you have the 'yellow book' for International Immunizations?

If so, just have the 'doctor' add in more entries to this shot record.

THEN - you'll need to find a civil surgeon to transpose this information from the yellow book

into an I-693 form.

The 'shots you need' are age specific, and are covered in some instructions.

What instructions do you have, so far?

FWIW, USUALLY, a 'public health clinic' charges MUCH LESS for the immunizations, compared to a doctor listed in yer insurance plan.

[Darnell 8,478]

from http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1k3aos

I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status. If you are a K-1, K-2, K-3 or K-4 visa holder the I-693 instructions state that you are not required to have another medical examination as long as your Form I-485 is filed within one year of your overseas medical examination. Regardless of if you are exempt from a medical exam, you are still required to complete certain portions of the I-693 and have a Civil Surgeon certify the form (and seal it in an evelope). Specifically, you will complete Part 1 (Information about you) of the I-693 and provide both the form and your DS-3025 (if you have it, proving your vaccination history) and any proof of required vaccinations that were completed prior to entering the US. If you do not have a copy of your DS-3025 you will need to provide sufficient evidence of your vaccination history to the Civil Surgeon (talk to the civil surgeon's office to discuss what vaccination records they accept as proof). If you do not have proof of your vaccination history the Civil Surgeon may insist on re-administering all the required vaccinations prior to completing the I-693. Once the Civil Surgeon has has verified that all required vaccinations have been performed, they will complete form I-693 Part 2 (the vaccination section) and Part 5 (the Civil Surgeon's Certification). They will then seal the form in an envelope and return it to you.

Now - you gots a shot record, but you need to send in some other stuff.

I THINK the link you gave me on the pdf file is the right one, but check the link in the VJ AOS guide as well.

then check yer 'medical file stuff' that you are GENERATING for AOS. Mostly, this should be an update / addendum to the medical exam you had in China.

[Darnell 8,478]

hey - FLS !!! have you been 'shotted' yet?

[fattylittleslug 0]

It turned out my MMR and TD(tetanus-diphtheria) are still valid and I don't need varicella vaccine since I've had the disease when I was 6. Paid $130 and received an envelope from the local civil surgeon. Thank you, Darnell. I'll update my timeline after I've sent my I-485 package.

hey - FLS !!! have you been 'shotted' yet?

Edited March 16, 2010 by fattylittleslug