Haw. Code R. § 17-1737-43

Current through September, 2024

Section 17-1737-43 - Preventive services

(a) Preventive services means services provided by a physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of a practice under state law to:

(1) Prevent disease, disability, and other health problems or their progress;

(2) Prolong life; and

(3) Promote physical and mental health and efficiency.

(b) Medical payments to providers may be made on behalf of recipients for the following services:

(1) Physical examinations for the following purposes:

(A) School health clearances;

(B) Pre-admissions and periodic physicals required by Public Health Regulation 12-B for care homes;

(C) Pre-placement physicals for adults entering family boarding homes;

(D) Premarital examinations;

(E) Examinations to determine the extent of mental or physical disability or incapacity;

(F) Pre-placement and annual examinations for children in foster care;

(G) Pre-adoption pediatric examinations;

(H) Employability determinations and WIN pre-referral examinations;

(I) Examinations when indicated is suspected child abuse cases, if eligible for medical assistance;

(J) Pre-placement examinations for day care; and

(K) Other health examinations limited to not more than once in a two year period.

(2) Routine laboratory examinations necessary to complete the physicals, as well as diagnostic screening; and

(3) Immunizations and vaccinations, with the exception of pediatric vaccines covered under the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and immunizations for travel to foreign countries.

Haw. Code R. § 17-1737-43

[Eff 08/01/94; am 01/29/96] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §440.130 )