The Child / Teen Health Program is a preventive health program which provides continuing medical care to your children. Child / Teen Health Plus makes use of a full range of healthcare services to detect health problems before they become serious and hard to treat.
Eligibility
Every Medicaid recipient, from birth until age 21, is eligible.
Importance
Child / Teen Health Plus is important because it provides a child with early and regular health care. It assures a child of better health now and fewer health problems in the future. Depending on the age of a child, a Child / Teen Health Plus screening will include:
- Blood Tests (such as, blood lead level, sickle cell anemia, etc.)
- Complete Physical
- Dental Screenings
- Developmental Assessment
- Health History
- Hearing and Vision Testing
- Immunizations
Your child's medical provider will arrange for followup treatment of problems uncovered during the examination.
Enrollment
- If you are enrolled in a managed care plan, the plan provides Child / Teen Health Plus
- If you are not enrolled in a managed care plan, you can call your local department of social services to locate a provider for your children
