Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1737 - SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE FEE FOR SERVICE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Subchapter 6 - EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT)
Section 17-1737-53 - Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT)
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-1737-53
Current through February, 2024
(a) EPSDT means early screening and diagnostic services to identify physical or mental defects in recipients; and, to provide health care, treatment, and other measures to correct or ameliorate any defects and chronic condition discovered.
(b) EPSDT includes services to:
(1) Seek out recipients and their families
and inform them of the benefits of prevention and the health services
available;
(2) Help the recipient
or family use health resources, including their own talents, effectively and
efficiently; and
(3) Assure the
problems identified are diagnosed and treated early, before they become more
complex and their treatment more costly.
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