Coordinators connect individuals to well-child care and screenings for eligible newborns, children and young adults

Description

Preventive care keeps kids healthy! Coordinators at these agencies help individuals know if they are eligible for services and connect them with local clinics and agencies that provide comprehensive well-child exams. These exams include age-appropriate preventive, dental, mental health, and developmental screenings.

More information about the Child and Teen Checkups program can be found online.

Additional Information

The Child and Teen Checkups preventative health care program entitles Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare recipients, aged birth to 21, to annual healthcare checkups.

These checkups for infants, children, and teens are thorough health checkups done by the individual's own health care provider.

Child and Teen Checkups (CTC) include:

• Information about good physical health
• Information about thoughts, feelings and relationships with others
• Information, and a chance to ask questions, about your child's health and development
• Complete physical exam
• Immunizations (shots)
• Hearing check
• Vision check
• Lab tests
• Discussion about routine dental care

About This Location

Get help with finding:

• A medical or dental clinic
• Transportation assistance
• Translation services
• Scheduling
• Resources such as food, mental health, crisis or shelter assistance

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Benton County

• Medical Specialties
  • Pediatrics

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to eligible clients
  • Medicaid (Medical Assistance)

• Specialization
  • Family

Eligibility

Newborns, children and adolescents through the age of 20 who are eligible for Medicaid

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Children and teens, birth to 21 years of age, who are enrolled in any of the Minnesota Health Care programs (Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare).

Application Instructions

If the child has a doctor and/or dentist, call directly to make an appointment (and mention that it is for a Child and Teen Checkup through Minnesota Healthcare Programs).