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UNOFFICIAL 1737-75 assistance program (medicaid), but determined to be needed as a result of problems identified during screening and diagnosis. Assistance in referral only shall include giving the recipient or family the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of providers who are able to furnish the needed treatment at little or no cost to the recipient or family.
(c)Dental care, at as early an age as necessary for relief…#
(c) Dental care, at as early an age as necessary for relief of pain and infections, restoration of teeth and maintenance of dental health in accordance with section 17-1737-75. Dental diagnosis and treatment shall be started within sixty days of the screening date and the treatment plan shall be completed within one hundred-twenty days from the date a procedure was initiated, except under noted extenuating circumstances.
(d)Diagnostic and treatment services shall be started…#
(d) Diagnostic and treatment services shall be started within six months from the request for screening services by the recipient or family. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §§441.56, 441.61; 42 U.S.C. §1396d)
§17-1737-59 EPSDT providers. EPSDT providers shall deliver either directly or indirectly through referral EPSDT services as set out in sections 17-1737-53 to 17-1737-58. [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §§441.56, 441.58, 441.61)
§17-1737-60 Continuing care provider. (a) Continuing care means EPSDT services provided by a medical professional familiar with the recipient's episodes of acute illness; and who has an ongoing relationship with the recipient or family as their regular source of health care. (b) Continuing care provider shall deliver EPSDT services as set out in sections 17-1737-54 to 17-1737-59 with the exception of dental services, and provide physician services as needed by the recipient for acute, episodic, or chronic illnesses or conditions. (1) Recipient or family shall agree to use the continuing care provider of their choice as
their regular source of continuing care services. (2) Provider and recipient or family shall sign statements that reflect their respective obligations under the continuing care