Early
and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment
(EPSDT) Services in Medicaid
Resources for Families
Here you will find links to resources about care, services, and support and websites about Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Services in Medicaid.
- Family
Voices (FV). Family
Voices in Your State and Family
to Family Health Information
Centers (F2F HICs) help
you find resources
and services to provide
and pay for health care
for your children.
- GovBenefits.gov:
Medicaid.
Eligibility criteria,
program descriptions, and
contact information in English
and Spanish for each state's
Medicaid program.
- Health
Resources and Services
Administration
(HRSA): Find a Health Center.
Search by address, city,
state, or zip code to find
a federally funded health
center that provides free
or low-cost care.
- See the MCH Library's Community
Services Locator: An Online Directory for Finding
Community Services for Children and Families.
- American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Information about newborn
screening, immunizations, vision
and hearing, healthy
development, and other EPSDT-related
topics.
- Bright
Futures at Georgetown University:
Family Materials.
Booklets, tip sheets, and
forms to help you play an
active role in your kids’
health and well-being and to help
you form partnerships with health professionals.
- Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). Immunization
schedules and information about developmental
milestones and developmental
screening.
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program. A collection of educational
materials in English and Spanish with questions that you can ask health professionals
and others who perform EPSDT-related services.
- Families
USA: Medicaid.
Legislative news and tools
to help you keep
track of changes in the Medicaid
program. Includes resources to
help you establish eligibility
for Medicaid
and get Medicaid
to cover your health care needs.
- Family
Voices (FV).
Resources in English and
some in Spanish to help you
make informed decisions for your
kids with special
health care
needs; advocate for
improved public
and private systems
and services, such as Medicaid;
and build partnerships with professionals.
Includes a list of
services specified by the 1905(a) section of the Social
Security Act for inclusion under EPSDT. Other resources
include
Bright Futures for Families. A guide to raising healthy babies, kids, and teens; a health care visit checklist; and other resources to help you improve your kids' health and well-being.
- Ramowski SK. 2004. EPSDT:
Supporting Children with Disabilities.
Tualatin, OR: National
Center for Family Support.
Describes
EPSDT and how it can help your kid.
Learn more about Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Services in Medicaid.
Need more information? Use the collection of resources that library staff have put together for you and your family.
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Services in Medicaid:
Family Resource Brief. (August 2010). (Updated: February 2012).
Author: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., MCH Library.
Reviewers: Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Library.
Editor: Ruth Barzel, M.A., MCH Library.
