HAR §17-1737-52. (Reserved)

SUBCHAPTER 6 EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT) §17-1737-53 Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT). (a) EPSDT means early screening and diagnostic services to identify physical or mental defects in recipients; and, to UNOFFICIAL 1737-71 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. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §441.50)