National Vaccine Compensation Program

Executive Summary

The Administrative Conference of the U.S. votes unanimously at its June 14 plenary session to accept its Committee on Governmental Processes' final draft recommendations for improving the National Vaccine Compensation Program. The nine draft recommendations include suggestions that the NVCP be better publicized, that it be given a larger staff and more time to handle its current case load, and that guidelines be established to clarify amounts of compensation. The Conference also agrees that a supplemental report addressing new areas of concern (i.e. the excise tax on vaccines, attorney fees) be prepared for the Conference's next plenary session in December.