Health

Government of New Brunswick

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine

The Department of Health will be offering a COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to New Brunswick residents (including temporary residents) effective January 1, 2021.

Eligibility

Pharmacists who have completed training and have been authorized by the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists to administer injections may administer the publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines to all New Brunswick residents 2 years of age and older.

If registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, pharmacy technicians or paramedics are hired to administer injections on behalf of a pharmacist, the claims must be submitted using the license number of the pharmacist. Registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, pharmacy technicians or paramedics hired and billing under a licensed pharmacist cannot administer and bill for children under 2 years of age.

Table 1 – Eligible vaccines

DIN	Company	Product	Dosage	Indication
02541270	Moderna Biopharma	SPIKEVAX XBB.1.5	25 mcg	6 months to 4 years of age
02541866	Pfizer-BioNTech	COMIRNATY Omicron XBB.1.5	3 mcg	6 months to 4 years of age
02541270	Moderna Biopharma	SPIKEVAX XBB.1.5	25 mcg	5 to 11 years of age
02541858	Pfizer-BioNTech	COMIRNATY Omicron XBB.1.5	10 mcg	5 to 11 years of age
02541270	Moderna Biopharma	SPIKEVAX XBB.1.5	50 mcg	12 years of age and older
02541823	Pfizer- BioNTech	COMIRNATY Omicron XBB.1.5	30 mcg	12 years of age and older
02543656	Novavax	NUVAXOVID XBB.1.5	5 mcg	12 years of age and older

Claim Submission

A patient profile must be set up and include the vaccine recipient's name and address, Medicare number (if available), date of birth, date the vaccine was administered and the name and lot number of the vaccine.

The Department of Health will pay participating providers for each claim billed for eligible patients. The participating provider is not permitted to charge additional fees to the patient for the administration or prescribing of publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines.

Manual claims will not be accepted. Claims must be submitted online and include the following information:

Field	Information Required
Carrier ID	NB
Group Number or Code	I (Note: this also applies to New Brunswick Drug Plans beneficiaries.)
Client ID	Patient’s NB Medicare number. (Note: this also applies to New Brunswick Drug Plans beneficiaries.) Enter “999999999” for individuals who do not have a NB Medicare number. Note: If there is a requirement for a pharmacy to submit more than one claim on the same day for the same DIN under this pseudo Medicare number, subsequent claims must be submitted with the Intervention Code “MG”.
Patient Code	Leave Blank
Patient Name	Patient’s first and last name
Patient DOB	Patient’s date of birth
Prescriber ID	New Brunswick College of Pharmacists License Number of the pharmacist administering the vaccine. Note: If another immunizer administers the vaccine on behalf of the pharmacist, claims must be submitted with New Brunswick College of Pharmacists License Number of the pharmacist.
Prescriber ID Reference Code	46
DIN / PIN	See Table 1
Quantity	1
Days Supply	1
Drug Cost / Product Value	Zero
Cost Upcharge	Zero
Professional Fee	$13.00

Note: Regulation 2009-136, section 14 under the Public Health Act requires that those who administer a vaccine provide the recipient with a record of the immunization. A computer- generated prescription receipt would satisfy this requirement.

Pharmacy Audits

All claims submitted for reimbursement by participating providers are subject to audit and recovery.

Web page last updated: December 20, 2023