HRSA Seeks Comments on Updating Vaccine Compensation Forms
Published Date: 12/17/2025
Notice
Summary
HRSA is updating the forms for the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program to make them easier and better. This affects people filing injury claims related to emergency health countermeasures, like vaccines or treatments. They want your feedback by February 17, 2026, before sending the changes for final approval—no big cost changes, just smoother paperwork!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Time Burden to File CICP Claims
Filing a CICP Request for Benefits (RFB) and related documents creates measurable time costs: the RFB and supporting medical documentation average 11.00 hours per respondent (360 respondents), the Authorization Form averages 2.00 hours per respondent (360 respondents), additional medical documentation averages 0.75 hours (324 respondents), and supporting benefits documentation averages 10.00 hours (30 respondents). The total estimated annualized burden is 5,223 hours across 1,074 responses.
Survivors’ Benefit Limits and Required Documents
If a covered countermeasure directly caused a recipient's death, certain survivors may be eligible only for a death benefit and not for unreimbursed medical expenses or lost employment income (42 CFR 110.33). Survivors or their representatives must submit documentation such as a marriage license to prove survivor status.
CICP Forms Streamlined and Updated
HRSA is revising the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) information-collection forms to streamline questions and update CICP contact information. These changes are intended to make the paperwork easier for people filing injury claims related to covered countermeasures and will be submitted to OMB after the public comment period ending February 17, 2026.
Opportunity to Supplement Claims Before Final Decision
During the CICP eligibility review, requesters are given the opportunity to supplement their RFB package with additional medical records and documentation before the Program issues a final decision. After CICP makes a final decision on a case, requesters or representatives have no further opportunity to submit additional medical records or supporting documents.
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