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Checklist of Needed Services for Children in Foster Care
- Immediate eligibility for services
- 7 day/week, 24 hour/day availability of emergency services
- Community-based services
- Culturally competent services (including language capacity that reflects consumers' primary language)
- Initial health screening appropriate to the child's circumstances and agency concerns at the time the child enters foster care (within 24 hours)
- Comprehensive, multidisciplinary health, mental health and developmental assessment within one month of the child's placement
- Screening tests for common medical conditions such as anemia, lead poisoning, etc and risk assessments and screening tests for specialized conditions including HIV and in utero drug exposure if indicated
- Developmental and mental health evaluations on a regular schedule
- Immunizations
- Comprehensive dental services including relief of pain and infection, restoration of teeth, and maintenance of dental health
- Follow-up diagnostic and treatment services for all conditions and problems identified in the health assessment and developmental and mental health evaluations
- Covered costs of hearing aids, eyeglasses, and other equipment
- Ongoing primary and preventive health care services including reassessments at a minimum every 6 months
- Access to appropriate specialty and subspecialty care
- Case management designating one individual or center to be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the health care of foster children including a plan to meet the child's health care needs and identification of responsibilities and recommendations for follow-up care. Case management services must include assistance with scheduling appointments and transportation.
- Coordinated medical and psychosocial recordkeeping
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