Vaccine Claims/Office of Special Masters
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ("Vaccine Program") comprises Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ("Vaccine Act"). See Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755 (1986) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34). The Vaccine Act became effective October 1, 1988. It establishes the Vaccine Program as a no-fault compensation program whereby petitions for monetary compensation may be brought by or on behalf of persons allegedly suffering injury or death as a result of the administration of certain compulsory childhood vaccines. Congress intended that the Vaccine Program provide individuals a swift, flexible, and less adversarial alternative to the often costly and lengthy civil arena of traditional tort litigation. Read more . . .
Vaccine Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Vaccine Guidelines and Sample Filings
Pro Se Information (Individuals Representing Themselves)
OSM Attorneys' Forum Hourly Rate Fee Schedules
Scam Targeting Vaccine Program Petitioners
Notice of Vaccine Practices
- Chief Special Master's Statement on Special Processing Unit Claims
- Office of Special Masters Pre-Assignment Review ("PAR")
- Public Release of Rulings and Decisions
- Exiting the Vaccine Program
- Settlements and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Lost Wages and Federal Register Notices
- Electronic Service on Secretary of Health and Human Services
- OSM Attorneys' Fees and Costs Information
The Office of Special Masters—an office within the United States Court of Federal Claims, see 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(c)—maintains a list of attorneys as a service to petitioners seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Program established by the Department of Health and Human Services. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1, 12(a).