Common use of Temperature Monitoring Clause in Contracts

Temperature Monitoring. Providers must store vaccines at the appropriate temperatures. The temperature range for refrigerated vaccines is 2° to 8° C (36° to 46° F). Frozen vaccines must be kept between -50° to -15° C (-58° to +5° F). Failure to store vaccine at the proper temperature can seriously compromise or destroy vaccine efficacy. Providers must record the refrigerator and freezer minimum and maximum (min/max) temperatures at the start of each clinic day since the last clinic day min/max temperatures were reset. Temperature monitoring and recording is required even if a continuous graphing/recording thermometer or a digital data logger is used. The actual temperature is required for documentation. An “x” or “” is not acceptable. In addition, the date, the time of the temperature, and the reviewer’s name/initials* are required. The IIP supplies a temperature log, which may be found on the IIP website, for providers to use; however, providers may use a different method to document the required information. Temperature logs must be complete and stored for three years. Providers must download temperatures monthly, save a copy of the file at the clinic for review, and submit the file, to the IIP, by email at ▇▇▇@▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, by the 7th of each month for the previous month’s temperatures. *Providers who use the FT2L temperature monitoring devices supplied by the IIP do not need the name/initials of the reviewer if using the FT2L for documentation.

Temperature Monitoring. Providers must store vaccines at the appropriate temperatures. The temperature range for refrigerated vaccines is 2° to 8° °C–8°C (36° to 46° °–46°F). Frozen vaccines vaccine must be kept between -50° to °C– (-15° C (°C) [-58° to +5° °F–(+5°F)]. Failure to store vaccine at the proper temperature can seriously compromise or destroy vaccine efficacy. Providers Until December 31, 2017, providers must record refrigerator and freezer temperatures twice each day during normal operating hours (at the beginning and end of each day), ensuring that refrigerator and freezer temperatures are within range. Beginning January 1, 2018, providers must record the refrigerator and freezer minimum and maximum (min/max) temperatures at the start of each clinic day since the last clinic day min/max temperatures were reset. Temperature monitoring and recording is required even if a continuous graphing/recording thermometer or a digital data logger is used. The actual temperature is required for documentation. An “x” or “ü” is not acceptable. In addition, the date, the time of the temperature, and the reviewer’s name/initials* initials are required. The IIP supplies a temperature log, which may be found on the IIP website, for providers to use; however, providers may use a different method to document the required information. Temperature logs must be complete and stored for three years. Providers must download temperatures monthly, save a copy of the file at the clinic for review, and submit the file, to the IIP, by email at ▇▇▇@▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, by the 7th of each month for the previous month’s temperatures. *Providers who use the FT2L temperature monitoring devices supplied by the IIP do not need the name/initials of the reviewer if using the FT2L for documentation.