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6.14.2018 KM 12A (Pediatric Specific) Other than well-child visits, provide some examples of preventative care services that qualify for outreach in a pediatric population

For younger children, practices may also identify patients and provide outreach for services for developmental screenings, autism screening, oral health risk assessment, Hematocrit or Hemoglobin screening, iron supplements for children ages 6 to 12 months at risk for anemia, or tuberculin testing for children at higher risk for tuberculosis  

For adolescent patients, other preventive care services could also include (but not limited to) patients in need of specific preventive care-related lab tests, alcohol and drug screening, cervical dysplasia screening for sexually active females, sexually transmitted infection prevention counseling for adolescents at higher risk, obesity screening and counseling, HIV screening for adolescents at higher risk or other required screenings (e.g., chlamydia, depression, dyslipidemia at specific ages).
 

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