EPSDT – A Guide for States: Coverage in the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents
June 28, 2019
The Medicaid program’s benefit for children and adolescents, known as Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment services, or EPSDT, provides a comprehensive array of prevention, diagnostic and treatment services for low-income infants, children and adolescents under age 21, as specified in Section 1905(r) of the Social Security Act (the Act).
EPSDT - A Guide for States: Coverage in the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents, issued by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), provides guidance for the requirements for the EPSDT periodic and interperiodic screens, services, medical necessity, experimental treatments and other topics.
