Referral

Title V/EPSDT Local Care Coordinators

Statewide Map

Iowa Health and Human Services maintains a network of local care coordinators throughout the state:  Title V Child & Adolescent Health / EPSDT Care for Kids Program

Local EPSDT Care for Kids Coordinators work with providers and families to access additional screening, evaluation or intervention services that may be part of the child’s comprehensive plan or care. EPSDT Care Coordinators also help connect families to referral resources.

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Care coordination services can help identify local referral resources and work with families to determine specific, community-based services they can use to meet the goals set in children’s individualized plans.

Healthy Families Line

Call: 1-800-369-2229

The Healthy Families Line is a toll-free number that provides resource information on maternal, child, and family planning services. The line is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Iowa Family Support Network (IFSN)

Call: 1-888-425-4371

Website: IFSN/Early ACCESS

Iowa Family Support Network (IFSN) is a statewide system that provides information and resources to expecting families or families with young children and professionals that serve them.

Early ACCESS is part of IFSN. It is Iowa’s early intervention system for infants and toddlers under three years old, who are not developing as expected or who have a medical condition that can delay typical development. Early intervention focuses on helping parents and other caregivers support growth and development during everyday routines and activities.