Periodic Health Care - Routine Treatment After Placement

At time of placement, the Department will determine if a child is in need of routine medical and/or dental examinations bydetermining the date of the child's most recent routine medical and dental examinations and will assume responsibility for ensuring that such examinations are arranged if such examinations have not occurred within the required periodicity schedule. At time of placement the social worker shall complete an application for Medicaid and shall obtain a temporary Medicaid card if necessary. As soon as practicable after placement, the social worker shall provide the child with a "Medical Passport". If routine medical and dental examinations have occurred within the required periodicity schedule prior to placement, the social worker shall obtain records of these examinations for the medical passport. If, prior to placement, medical and dental examinations have not occurred within the required periodicity schedule, the social worker shall insure that a medical examination is scheduled within two weeks of substitute care placement and that a dental examination is scheduled as soon as possible. The social worker may delegate all or part of the process of health care procurement to the substitute care providers and/or biological parents, but onlyif the social worker has clearly delineated those responsibilities to be assumed to the substitute care providers and/or biological parents.