The certificate will automatically populate the provider facility name, address and telephone number.

You may enter private vaccine inventory in the system

Vaccines will be recommended based on CDC logic.

No. SIMON username and password credentials will be different than SCIAPPS.

Under Patients, select Duplicates. Then, search for duplicate. Click “Add To Duplicates” to mark record as a duplicate. Continue this process to mark all duplicates.

User can edit name. However, if the name change is the result of a closed adoption, the court order must be sent to SIMON@dhec.sc.gov. Immunization Division staff will process the adoption which will result in the birth name patient’s removal from SIMON.

Providers who desire to replicate the SC Certificate of Immunization, DHEC 4024, will need to make a request to the division via SIMON@dhec.sc.gov. The provider will be given guidance on how to replicate the certificate in the provider’s electronic health record (EHR). Once the provider has prepared the replication example generated from EHR, the example must be submitted to the division via SIMON@dhec.sc.gov for approval. Once approved, the provider will receive an approval code to enter on the replicated certificate.

If the provider is Inventory Tracking Type 3 (participating in the VFC program), they will not be able to log immunizations for a patient without first entering doses on-hand into the Inventory module. If they are a Type 1 provider non-inventory tracking (not a part of the VFC program) then, yes they will be able to log immunizations without an inventory feature.

You may enter refusals if you desire to capture this information in SIMON

Invalid doses will be noted as invalid

No. Reportable diseases are submitted to Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology (DADE).

Yes. Pursuant to SC Regulation 61-120, all immunization providers in South Carolina must report all administered vaccines to SIMON.