National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

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The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a U.S. federal no-fault system that provides financial compensation to individuals who may have been injured by certain vaccines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program ⓘ
no-fault compensation program ⓘ
vaccine injury compensation program ⓘ
adjudicatedBy Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
administeredBy Health Resources and Services Administration ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
adminSupportBy Division of Injury Compensation Programs ⓘ
Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Injury Compensation Programs ⓘ
alternativeTo civil tort lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers for covered vaccines ⓘ
claimant individuals alleging vaccine-related injury ⓘ
legal representatives of vaccine-injured persons ⓘ
survivors of individuals who died as a result of vaccine-related injury ⓘ
compensationType death benefits ⓘ
lost wages ⓘ
medical expenses ⓘ
pain and suffering ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers certain adult vaccines ⓘ
certain routinely recommended childhood vaccines ⓘ
createdBy National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act ⓘ
describedAs no-fault alternative to the traditional tort system for resolving vaccine injury claims ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
feature allows off-table claims requiring proof of causation ⓘ
attorney fees may be awarded even if compensation is not granted, subject to conditions ⓘ
uses Vaccine Injury Table to create presumptions of causation for listed injuries ⓘ
fundingMechanism Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ
fundingSource excise tax on vaccines ⓘ
goal balance the needs of vaccine-injured individuals with the public health need for stable vaccine supply ⓘ
hasComponent Vaccine Injury Table ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34 ⓘ
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ⓘ
oversightBy Congressional committees with jurisdiction over health and judiciary matters ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
petitionFiledWith U.S. Court of Federal Claims ⓘ
purpose ensure a supply of vaccines in the United States ⓘ
provide compensation for individuals who may have been injured by certain vaccines ⓘ
reduce the burden of traditional tort litigation for vaccine-related injuries ⓘ
stabilize the vaccine market ⓘ
relatedTo National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act ⓘ
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ⓘ
requires filing a petition within a specified statute of limitations ⓘ
medical documentation of alleged vaccine injury ⓘ
shortName VICP ⓘ
standardOfProof preponderance of the evidence ⓘ
startTime 1988 ⓘ
website https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation ⓘ

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Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims → administers → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 → createdProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 → createdProgram → Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
linked to: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Vaccine Court → jurisdiction → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Court → establishedFor → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Court → compensationProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Injury Table → appliesToJurisdiction → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Injury Table → supportsProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims → relatedTo → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund → finances → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund → supportsProgram → Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ
linked to: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund → supportsProgram → National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ⓘ