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iowaepsdt.org
The New EPSDT Care for
Kids Web Site for Iowa Care Providers
Summer 2005
Professionals who provide Iowa Medicaid EPSDT Care for Kids services now
have a new, online resource. The Iowa EPSDT Care for Kids Provider
Web Site, at
http://www.iowaepsdt.org, provides
useful resources for promoting healthy physical, mental, social, and
emotional development for children from birth through age three, including:
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An
overview of Iowa EPSDT
services
- Screening
information and tools:
- Iowa
recommendations for scheduling EPSDT Care for Kids screenings
- Proposed
standards for developmental screening
- Iowa Child
Health Maintenance Clinical Notes (HMCN), a new tool you can use to guide
well-child screening, anticipatory guidance, and documentation of the
child’s care plan
- Detailed
screening guidelines and tools for all children, and for children at risk of
developmental delay
- Follow-up
evaluation and assessment tools
- Links to
screening tools for PPD, autism, maternal depression, family stress
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Referral
information:
Referral gateways, and contact information for your local EPSDT Care
Coordinators
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Billing
information:
A quick how-to reference on billing for EPSDT screening exams, developmental
screening, and other developmental services will soon be available
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Contact
information:
Who to contact in order to:
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Ask
questions about EPSDT
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Offer
comments on the new guidelines, tools, etc.
Site development
Development of this web
site has been guided by the:
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EPSDT
Collaborative Board, which advises Iowa Medicaid on
EPSDT policies, and provides oversight of ABCD II project activities.
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ABCD II panel, which
is made up of public and private health care providers, parents, and
other stakeholders. The panel has been instrumental in developing
proposed developmental screening standards, identifying services,
refining the Health Maintenance Clinical Notes, and elucidating billing
concerns.
The EPSDT Care for Kids web site has been
developed through Iowa's Assuring Better Child Health and Development II
(ABCD II) initiative, a collaborative effort led by the Iowa Department of
Human Services and funded through a grant from the National Academy of
State
Health Policy, with support from the Commonwealth Fund.
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