(a) Consistent with federal law, screening services provided as an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit pursuant to subdivision (v) of Section 14132 shall include developmental screening services for individuals zero to three years of age, inclusive.
(b) Medi-Cal managed care plans shall ensure, and monitor compliance with, both of the following:
(1) Developmental screening services provided by providers who contract with Medi-Cal managed care plans comply with the periodicity schedule and the standardized and validated developmental screening tools that are established by the Bright Futures Guidelines and Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care, as established by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and by any future updates to this material.
(2) Developmental screening tools administered by providers who contract with Medi-Cal managed care plans are administered in their entirety, and in adherence to, the specific tools’ recommended guidelines.
(c) This section does not limit or restrict the scope of the EPSDT benefit, as required to be provided to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries under 21 years of age pursuant to Section 1396d(r) of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(d) This section does not limit or restrict blood lead screenings required under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 105275) of Part 5 of Division 103 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 387, Sec. 2. (AB 1004) Effective January 1, 2020.)
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