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(b) EPSDT includes services to: (1) Seek out recipients and their families and inform them of the benefits of prevention and the health services available; (2) Help the recipient or family use health resources, including their own talents, effectively and efficiently; and (3) Assure the problems identified are diagnosed and treated early, before they become more complex and their treatment more costly. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §441.50)

§17-1737-54 Recipient eligibility requirements. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment services shall be provided to eligible Medicaid recipients under age twenty-one. [Eff 08/01/94; am 06/19/00 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §441.56)

§17-1737-55 Informing. (a) The department shall seek out individuals and their families and inform them of the availability of EPSDT services by a combination of written and oral methods to effectively explain the benefits of prevention and the health services available: (1) Within sixty days of the recipient's initial eligibility determination; and (2) Annually thereafter in case of recipient or family who have not utilized EPSDT services.

(b) Written and oral methods used to inform recipients or their families shall be: (1) Clear and nontechnical written materials; and (2) Appropriate informing procedures for recipients or their families who are deaf, blind, or who cannot read or understand the English language.

(c) Information provided to recipients or their families shall include: (1) Benefits of preventive health care; (2) Services covered under the EPSDT program; (3) Where and how to obtain EPSDT services; (4) Availability of EPSDT services at no cost;