What are the responsibilities of the EPSDT nurse?
The Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides preventive and comprehensive health services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth up to age 21. EPSDT screening services must include the following: comprehensive health and developmental history, comprehensive physical examination, appropriate immunizations, laboratory tests, lead toxicity screening, adolescent counseling, health education, vision services, and hearing services. In addition, the EPSDT School Nurse is tasked with identifying eligible children, getting parental consent forms signed and returned, maintaining a periodicity schedule, scheduling appointments, working with and educating parents and other school personnel, working with provided computer software to file for reimbursement from Medicaid for approved screenings, and reconciling receipt of funds.
