Common use of PCPs Clause in Contracts

PCPs. If Participating Provider is a Primary Care Provider, Participating Provider will: (a) perform, during preventive service visits, and as necessary at any visit, oral health assessments, evaluations, prophylaxis and oral hygiene counseling for children under twenty-one (21) years of age in accordance with the NC DHHS’s Oral Health Periodicity Schedule; (b) refer infant Medicaid Covered Persons to a dentist or a dental professional working under the supervision of a dentist at age one (1), per the requirements of the NC DHHS’s Oral Health Periodicity Schedule; and (c) include all of the following components in each medical screening: (i) routine physical examinations as recommended and updated by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “Guidelines for Health Supervision III” and described in “Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents”, screening for developmental delay at each visit through the 5th year and screening for Autistic Spectrum Disorders per AAP guidelines, (ii) comprehensive, unclothed physical examination, (iii) all appropriate immunizations, in accordance with the schedule for pediatric vaccines established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, (iv) laboratory testing (including blood lead screening appropriate for age and risk factors); and (e) health education and anticipatory guidance for both the child and caregiver. (Section V, C.2.i).