Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 223 - Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)
Chapter 1 - General
Rule 23-223-1.2 - Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Provider Enrollment

A. Physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners who wish to provide EPSDT screenings must meet the Mississippi Medicaid enrollment requirements, complete and sign an EPSDT specific provider agreement and pass an onsite clinic inspection performed by the Division of Medicaid.

B. Registered nurses employed through the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), who meet the certification requirement and the established protocols mandated by the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), MDE, Mississippi School Nurse Association, and Mississippi Board of Nursing, may perform EPSDT health assessments following the protocols established by the MSDH. MDE employed registered nurses must have the educational basis and clinical basis needed to perform health assessments. In addition to the certification requirement, claims submitted for these services must be submitted under the school's provider number and the billing provider must have a current letter of referral affiliation on file with the Division of Medicaid.