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To grow up healthy and strong, kids should regularly go to the doctor.
Regular checkups and visits to a doctor when a child is sick or needs a specific kind of treatment are guaranteed for kids who have public medical assistance (like Medicaid).
Regular checkups and visits to a doctor when a child is sick or needs a specific kind of treatment are guaranteed for kids who have public medical assistance (like Medicaid).
Regular checkups and visits to a doctor when a child is sick or needs a specific kind of treatment are guaranteed for kids who have public medical assistance (like Medicaid).
This webcast is about public healthcare for children and youth up to age 21.
This webcast is about public healthcare for children and youth up to age 21.
brought to you by the Northwest Justice Project and TeamChild.
Know about kids' rights to get all the medical and mental health care that they need!
Specifically, whose healthcare rights are we talking about?
KIDS, age 20 and younger,
who receive Medicaid or another state medical benefit like Apple Health for Kids or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
who receive Medicaid or another state medical benefit like Apple Health for Kids or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Kids who have a "medical coupon" or a Provider One card probably have Medicaid
or other medical assistance. If you do not have these health benefits you can apply.
Kids can apply with a parent or guardian at a local community service office of
Department of Social and Health Services.
You can find your local community service office online.
What health care can you get?
Children and youth who have public medical assistance have the right to get all medically necessary healthcare treatment. This means regular check-ups and health screenings.
Children and youth who have public medical assistance have the right to get all medically necessary healthcare treatment. This means regular check-ups and health screenings.
Children and youth who have public medical assistance have the right to get all medically necessary healthcare treatment. This means regular check-ups and health screenings.
It also means any treatment that is recommended by a doctor or other medical professional (like a therapist)
It also means any treatment that is recommended by a doctor or other medical professional (like a therapist)
It also means any treatment that is recommended by a doctor or other medical professional (like a therapist)
to help a kid feel better or prevent a kid from getting or feeling worse.
to help a kid feel better or prevent a kid from getting or feeling worse.
The legal term for kids' right to get all needed healthcare is Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services or EPSDT.
The legal term for kids' right to get all needed healthcare is Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services or EPSDT.
The legal term for kids' right to get all needed healthcare is Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Services or EPSDT.
It's a long term that spells out the rights of youth.
"Early" means to get health care before problems get worse.
"Periodic" means to regularly go to see doctors.
"Screening" means kids can get check-ups.
"Diagnostic" means to get an explanation of what is causing a kid
to have certain symptoms or feel a certain way.
and "Treatment" means to get needed help from a doctor or another kind of health care provider like a counselor.
and "Treatment" means to get needed help from a doctor or another kind of health care provider like a counselor.
Kids can get regular check-ups even when they are feeling well:
several times during the year for babies under two and every year to two years for kids through age 20.
several times during the year for babies under two and every year to two years for kids through age 20.
Here are examples of other kinds of healthcare a kid can get:
Visits to a doctor and treatment when they are feeling sick,
Vision screening to find out if they need glasses,
Dental care to keep teeth strong and healthy
Mental healthcare, including counseling, medication and many other services and
Treatment to help a kid stop using drugs or alcohol.
Okay, so where do kids go to get this care?
If you already have a doctor, you can ask to schedule a check-up (sometimes called a "well-child exam")
If you already have a doctor, you can ask to schedule a check-up (sometimes called a "well-child exam")
or an appointment if you have a specific need.
If you don't already have a doctor, and you are in a Healthy Options managed care plan,
If you don't already have a doctor, and you are in a Healthy Options managed care plan,
contact that plan.
or you can call the Medical Assistance Customer Service Center to get more information and ask about doctors near you.
or you can call the Medical Assistance Customer Service Center to get more information and ask about doctors near you.
Not all doctors accept all medical assistance benefits and some are not taking new patients at this time,
Not all doctors accept all medical assistance benefits and some are not taking new patients at this time,
so you may have to call more than one.
If you need mental health care or substance abuse treatment,
you can ask your doctor for a referral,
or you can go directly to a local community programs in your area
that accept Medicaid or other public medical assistance.
Sometimes kids have trouble getting the healthcare treatment that they need,
even though they have the right to get all the help that they need.
If your healthcare services are changed, reduced, denied, or stopped,
you have the right to challenge the decision asking for a fair hearing.
You may have a very short time to request a fair hearing.
To protect your rights,
you should ask for a fair hearing right away.
Click here to watch a video and learn more about how to ask for a Fair Hearing in Washington:
Click here to watch a video and learn more about how to ask for a Fair Hearing in Washington:
We hope this video included helpful information about children's right to healthcare.
We hope this video included helpful information about children's right to healthcare.
The main point is that, if you are under 21 and receive public medical assistance (like Medicaid), you can get all theregular and preventative physical and mental health care that you need.
The main point is that, if you are under 21 and receive public medical assistance (like Medicaid), you can get all theregular and preventative physical and mental health care that you need.
The main point is that, if you are under 21 and receive public medical assistance (like Medicaid), you can get all theregular and preventative physical and mental health care that you need.
To find more detailed information about this and other legal issues,
visit WashingtonLawHelp.org.
To find out if you qualify for free legal assistance or a referral,
call CLEAR.
You can start the intake process on CLEAR*Online
or you can also contact TeamChild.
More information is also available through Disability Rights Washington
This video was produced in June 2012. The laws may have changed since that time.
This video provides general information only. Your situation may be very different than those shown in this video.
This video is not a substitute for talking to a lawyer about your unique situation.
This video is not a substitute for talking to a lawyer about your unique situation.
It does not create an attorney-client relationship
and it cannot predict or guarantee an outcome in any legal proceeding.