October 10th, 2026

Dear Kids Health First (KHF) Providers and Practice Administrators,

We have some important updates about payor updates, new programs, and upcoming events. There's a lot of information, and we want to keep you informed. Please read through this email carefully and let us know if you have any questions.

Important Updates

Sample Vaccine Policy Language for Your Practice

SophistiPrax offers sample language practices can use to communicate their vaccine policies on their websites or in new-patient paperwork.

The resource addresses:

Support for childhood immunization in accordance with nationally recognized pediatric recommendations.
Individual evaluation of medical contraindications or temporary vaccine deferrals.
Counseling families who decline recommended vaccinations.
Appropriate notice, transition of care, and continued care obligations if the physician-patient relationship must end.

Practices should review the language with their attorney before use to ensure it reflects their policies and applicable obligations.

View the sample vaccine policy language from SophistiPrax.

Georgia Voting Leave: What Practices Need to Know

With election season approaching, HR experts at Mineral offer a reminder about Georgia’s voting leave requirements. Employees who provide reasonable notice must be permitted necessary time off, up to two hours, to vote during advance in-person voting or on Election Day. This applies to elections and primaries for which the employee is qualified and registered to vote. Employers may specify when employees take voting leave.

Voting leave may be unpaid; however, salaried exempt employees generally cannot have their salaries reduced for this partial-day absence. Practices should review their policies and communicate the process for requesting voting leave to staff.

Read Mineral’s voting leave overview.

Upcoming Webinar: EPIC® Promoting Vaccine Confidence

Join the Georgia AAP’s EPIC® Immunization Program for a session on understanding vaccine hesitancy and strengthening vaccine confidence among patients and families.

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m. EDT

Presenter: Ralph Peeler, MD, EPIC® Immunization Advisory Committee member and

Georgia AAP EPIC® Immunization Program trainer

Participants will learn to identify types of vaccine hesitancy, recognize sources of vaccine misinformation, understand potential consequences of hesitancy, and describe strategies providers can use to address vaccine concerns.