Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9505, EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT, pt. 9505.1727
A local agency must inform each child or parent of a child about the EPSDT program no later than 60 days after the date the child is determined to be eligible for medical assistance. The information about the EPSDT program must be given orally and in writing, indicate the purpose and benefits of the EPSDT program, indicate that the EPSDT program is without cost to the child or parent of the child while the child is eligible for medical assistance, state the types of medical and dental services available under the EPSDT program, and state that the transportation and appointment scheduling assistance required under part 9505.1730 is available.
The department must send a written notice to a child or parent of a child who has been screened informing the child or parent that the child should be screened again. This notice must be sent at the following ages of the child: six months, nine months, one year, 18 months, two years, four years, and every three years after age four.
Each year, on the date the child was determined eligible for medical assistance entitlements, the department must send a written notice to a child or parent of a child who has never been screened informing the child or parent that the child is eligible to be screened.
Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9505, EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT, pt. 9505.1727
Statutory Authority: MS s 256B.04; 256B.0625