Polio Vaccine Group Evaluation and Forecasting Rules

General Rules for Polio

General rules are not series-specific; general rules apply to the entire vaccine group.

Rules Based on Patient's Age

  • If a patient is >= 18 years old and has NOT completed the series, then the Recommendation is Conditional and the reason code is HIGH_RISK.2
  • Shots administered to a patient who is >= 18 years of age will continue to be evaluated (based on minimum intervals) and, if valid, will count toward completion of the series.2

Polio Vaccines

CVX Code

Name

02

OPV
10IPV
89polio, unspecified formulation
178OPV bivalent
179OPV ,monovalent, unspecified (NOS)
182OPV, Unspecified (NOS)

Combination Vaccines that Include Polio

CVX Code

Vaccine Name

Component
CVX Code

Component
Vaccine Name

110

DTaP/HepB/IPV

10

IPV

120

DTaP/IPV/Hib 

10

IPV

130DTaP/IPV10IPV
132DTaP-IPV-Hib-Hep B, historical10IPV
146DTaP, IPV, Hib, Hep B10IPV
170DTaP-IPV-Hib10IPV


CVX Code Specific Rules

Rule for CVX 178 and CVX 179

  • If a patient receives CVX 178 or CVX 179, evaluate these shots as Invalid with reason code MISSING_ANTIGEN.

Immunization Series and Selection Rules

Series Name

  • Polio 4-dose Series

Series Selection Rules

  • There is only one series for this vaccine group.

Immunization Series: Polio 4-dose Series

The Polio 4-dose series is complete after 4 doses, except when one of the 4-dose Series Exception Rules apply.

Vaccine Dose Parameters -  Minimum and Routine Ages

Dose

Series Name

Absolute Minimum
 Age

Minimum Age

Routine
Age 

Latest Recommended Age (less than)Valid CVX Code(s) per Dose for this SeriesInvalid CVX Code(s) per Dose for this Series

1

Polio 4-dose

38 days

42 days (6 weeks)

2 months

3 months + 4 weeks 02, 10, 89, 110, 120, 130, 132, 146, 170, 182 N/A

2

Polio 4-dose

66 days

70 days (10 weeks)

4 months

5 months + 4 weeks 02, 10, 89, 110, 120, 130, 132, 146, 170, 182 N/A

3

Polio 4-dose

94 days

98 days (14 weeks)

6 months

19 months + 4 weeks 02, 10, 89, 110, 120, 130, 132, 146, 170, 182 N/A

4

Polio 4-dose

122 days if dose 4 administered < 8/7/2010 1

4 years - 4 days if dose 4 administered >= 8/7/2010

126 days if dose 4 administered < 8/7/20101

4 years if dose 4 administered >= 8/7/2010

4 years

7 years + 4 weeks 02, 10, 89, 110, 120, 130, 132, 146, 170, 182 N/A

Vaccine Dose Parameters - Minimum and Recommended Intervals

Doses

Series Name

Absolute Minimum Interval

Minimum Interval

Minimum Recommended Interval

Latest Recommended Interval (less than)

Dose 1 to 2

Polio 4-dose

24 days

28 days

28 days

15 months + 4 weeks

Dose 2 to 3

Polio 4-dose

24 days

28 days

28 days

13 weeks

Dose 3 to 4

Polio 4-dose

24 days if dose 4 was administered before 8/7/2010 1

6 months minus 4 days if dose 4 was administered >= 8/7/2010

28 days if dose 4 was administered before 8/7/2010 1, 3

6 months if dose 4 was administered >= 8/7/2010

6 months

6 years + 4 weeks


Series Special Rules 

4-dose Series Exception Rules

The 4-dose series above applies unless:

  • Series complete with 3 doses:
    • If all administered doses are IPVs (containing component CVX 10) or all administered doses are OPVs (containing component CVX 02), and dose 3 was administered when the patient was >= 4 years and was administered at least 6 months - 4 days after the previous dose, then the series is complete with 3 doses.
  • For children who received target dose 4 at >= 8/7/2010 and before 4 years - 4 days of age, evaluate target dose 4 as Accepted/ BELOW_MINIMUM_AGE_FINAL_DOSE (if absolute minimum interval is met). (An additional dose will be recommended at >= 4 years of age).

OPV Rule

If a patient receives shots of OPV administered >= 4/1/2016, these shots do not count towards the series. Evaluate these shots as Invalid with reason code MISSING_ANTIGEN.


Notes

  • ICE takes into consideration changes to the polio schedule (dose 4) made in early 2010, and will evaluate under the old schedule if the conditions are met.1  The CDC CDSi rules do not take this into consideration in their CDS logic; the CDC CDSi uses only the "new" rules.
  • CDSi follows a maximum age of 18 years for all Polio series, for all doses. Therefore, according to the CDSi Logic Specifications, a shot administered at >= 18 years old would be NOT be evaluated as Valid and the patient would NOT be able to complete the series at >= 18 years old.2
  • In rare circumstances, when the Overdue Date calculation results in a date that is earlier than the Recommended Due Date, ICE will set the Overdue Date to be equal to the Recommended Due Date. Here's an example test scenario:3
    • Patient has 3 doses on record and Dose 3 was given on 1/1/2008 (at 8 years old).
    • Target Dose 4 Overdue Date would be calculated as Dose 3 + Latest Minimum Interval (28 days) = 1/29/2008.
    • Recommended Due Date would be calculated as Dose 3 + Recommended Interval (6 months) = 7/1/2008. 
    • Since the Overdue Date results in a date that is earlier than the Recommended Due Date, ICE will set the Overdue Date to be equal to the Recommended Due Date. So adjusted Overdue Date will be set to 7/1/2008.