EPSDT Care for Kids Provider Resource - Iowa's Early Childhood Development Services

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Welcome to Iowa's EPSDT Care for Kids
Provider Web Site

Helping providers promote the healthy development of young children

Here you will find useful information and tools to promote healthy physical, mental, social, and emotional development, so that all children in Iowa are able to reach their full potential.

This site is shaped by the Guiding Principles of Iowa's System of Developmental Services for Children and their Families, and their communities. It emphasizes a broad array of preventive services available through EPSDT (Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment) for children from birth to age three (see overview for more information about EPSDT in Iowa).

Resources offered by this site include:

About us: Who created this web site; who is affiliated with it; copyright, permissions, and disclaimer information.

Screening guidelines and tools: A description of the requirements of an EPSDT well-child screening, and links to:

Guidelines for developmental screening
Online screening tools, including Iowa Child Health and Development Record forms (Iowa CHDR)

Up to date

immunization and lead screening

schedules

Anticipatory guidance materials for families

Services: Information on early childhood developmental services in Iowa and the Iowa proposal for a three-tiered service system as an integral part of Iowa's EPSDT program. Includes information on anticipatory guidance given at each EPSDT screening, and sources of additional, issue-specific education and counseling.

Referral and support sources: Easy-to-access Iowa referral gateways to link children at-risk and their families with developmental services in the community, and with the EPSDT Care Coordinator in your area who can assist families to access health and support services.

Billing information: A quick guide to billing information for EPSDT screening exams, the developmental screening process, and other developmental services.

Other resources: Links to key Iowa and nationwide resources you can use, ranging from immunization schedules to age-appropriate anticipatory guidance information.

Contact us: Who to contact with questions.

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