CHDP Program Letters and Provider Information Notices

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2017

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
17-05		07-31-17	Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 Allocations for the General Healthcare Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) and Spychotropic Medication Monitoring and Oversight (PMM&O) Activities
17-04		07-07-17	Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-2018 Allocations for the CHDP Program
17-03	17-03	06-27-17	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines Additional Revisions
17-02	17-02	05-04-17	Revision of the Food Screening Form "What Does Your Child Eat? Birth to 8 Years" and "What Do You Eat? Ages 9-19 Years"
17-01		08-20-14	Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) Pyschotropic Medication

2016

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
16-10	16-10	12-23-16	Transition of CHDP Program Clinical Laboratory Provider Claims in Accordance with National Standards
16-09	16-09	12-07-16	Requirement to Refer Children to a Dentist Beginning at Age One
16-08	16-08	10-06-16	Amendment to Child Health disability and Prevention (CHDP) Program PIN NO. 12-05 and 10-09 as Well as Update Payment for Code 69 for MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE, MENVEO, NOVARTIS® (MENACWY-CRM 9)
16-07	16-07	10-06-16	CHDP Program Add New Vaccine Procedure Codes 93, 94, and 95 for 9 Valent Human Papilloma Viruses (Gardasil9®)
16-06		08-10-16	Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017 Allocation for the HealthCare Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
16-05		08-10-16	Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2017 Allocations for the CHDP Program
16-04	16-04	08-10-16	The CHDP Program Implements the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Bright Futures Guidelines for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
16-03	16-03	07-21-16	The CHDP Program Adopts the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Bright Futures Guidelines for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
16-02	16-02	07-25-16	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines Revision - Multiple Sections
16-01	16-01	07-20-16	Meningococcal B Vaccines CPT Codes 90620 (BEXSERO®) and 90621 ( TRUMENBA®): New CHDP Program Vaccines for Children and Youth (VFC) Benefits: New Vaccine Procedure Codes for VFC Vaccine Administration and for Non VFC Vaccine Administration

2015

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
15-06		10-07-15	Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016 Allocations for the CHDP Program
15-05	15-05	10-07-15	Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP): Modify Gender Eligibility for Quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine (HPV4) to Include Male Population
15-04		10-05-15	Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-2016 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
15-03	15-03	08-17-15	The CHDP Presumptive Eligibility (PE) Enrollment Period Limitation Effective July 31, 2015
15-02	15-02	07-22-15	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2015 Through March 31, 2016

2014

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
14-04		08-20-14	Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2015 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
14-03		08-28-14	Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-2015 Allocations for the CHDP Program
14-02	14-02	07-24-14	Revision of Health Assessment Guideline to Incorporate Additional Information About Preparticipation Physical Examination
14-01	14-01	03-03-14	Updated Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Provider Office Training, "Using Body Mass Index-For-Age Growth Charts for the CHDP Well-Child Exam"

2013

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
13-07		01-14-14	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 (2.4MB)
13-03		09-19-13	Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
13-02		08-06-13	Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014 Allocations for the CHDP Program
13-01		05-07-13	Amendment to Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-2013 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)

2012

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
12-11		03-27-13	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 (2.2MB)
12-09		02-19-13	Revised CHDP Facility Review Tool and Medical Record Review Tool
12-08	12-08	05-08-13	CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 12-08 Regarding Recommendations for Use of the World Health Organization (WHO) Growth Standards for Assessment of Growth for Infants From Birth to 24 Months and Updates in the California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program
12-07		09-14-12	Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-2013 Allocations for the CHDP Program
12-06		09-06-12	Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-2013 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
12-05	12-05	06-11-12	Recommended Booster Dose of Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4), CHDP Code 69
12-04	12-04	06-27-12	Administration of a Single Supplemental Dose of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 13 Valent (PCV13) for Children Who Have Received a Full Series of PCV7
12-03	12-03	06-27-12	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revision: Section 56, Injury Prevention and Anticipatory Guidance
12-02	12-02	06-27-12	Revised Recommendation for Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine CHDP Code 76 for Males and Females

2011

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
11-14		11-18-11	Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
11-13	11-13	01-20-12	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revisions: Section 56 - Injury Prevention and Anticipatory Guidance
11-12	11-12	01-05-12	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revision: Section 21 - Periodicity Schedule for Health Assessment
11-11	11-11	11-15-11	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revision: Section 61 - Vision Screening
11-10	11-10	10-07-11	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revision: Section 21 - Periodicity Schedule for Dental Health Assessment
11-09		09-19-11	Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 Allocations for the CHDP Program
11-08	11-08	07-28-11	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2011
11-07		07-28-11	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 (2.29MB)
11-06		04-28-11	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (9.49MB)
11-04	11-04	03-23-11	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revisions: Section 73 - Tuberculosis
11-03	11-03	01-27-11	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revisions: Section 71 - Iron Deficiency Anemia
11-02	11-02	01-20-11	Expansion of Age Range for Vaccine for Children (VFC) TDAP Vaccine
11-01	11-01	01-20-11	Vaccine Rate Increase for Purchased TDAP

2010

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
10-17	10-17	01-20-11	Revised Growing Up Healthy Brochures
10-15		12-13-10	Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
10-14		10-06-10	Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) and Policy Change Regarding Clerical Support Funding NOTE: This letter supercedes PL 10-06
10-13		08-09-10	CHDP Director and Deputy Director Training Modules
10-12	10-12	09-02-10	Influenza Vaccine Update for 2010-2011
10-11	10-11	08-09-10	Vaccine Rate Increase for Purchased Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4)
10-10	10-10	07-15-10	Electronic Billing for the CHDP Program
10-09	10-09	08-09-10	Vaccines for Children (VFC) adds Menveo as a Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4)
10-08		06-24-10	Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program Basic Required Activities
10-07	10-07	07-21-11	Requirements for the Participation in the California Children's Services (CCS) Program by Family Practice Physicians
10-06		06-17-10	Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) NOTE: This letter has been superceded by PL 10-14
10-05	10-05	06-22-10	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines (HAG) Revisions: Section 21 - Periodicity Schedules for Health Assessment and Dental Referral and Section 73 Tuberculosis NOTE: Section 73 has been superceded by PL 11-04
10-04		06-15-10	Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Allocations for the CHDP Program
10-03	10-03	06-17-10	Addition of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Code 88 as a CHDP Benefit and Reimbursement Table
10-02	10-02	02-18-10	Expansion of CHDP Vaccine Benefit for Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV4), CHDP Code 76
10-01	10-01	05-26-10	Addition of Bivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV2) Code 85 as a CHDP Benefit and Update CHDP Benefit and Reimbursement Table

2009

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
09-14	09-14	12-09-09	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines Revision: "Section 503: Developmental and Socio-Emotional/Behavioral Surveillance, Screening and Anticipatory Guidance"
09-12		09-15-09	Revised CHDP Program Allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010
09-11 (PDF, 6.51MB)		09-15-09	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2007-2008
09-10		08-20-09	Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Allocations for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
09-09	09-09	08-20-09	Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program Letter to Health Care Providers Regarding WIC Food Package Changes
09-08		08-06-09	Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Allocations for the CHDP Program
09-07		06-23-09	CHDP Provider Data Sheet (DHCS PM 177)
09-05		03-13-09	Report of Distribution Form DHCS 4504
09-04	09-04	03-13-09	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2009
09-03	09-03	02-25-09	Children's Treatment Program Termination (CTP)
09-02		02-25-09	CHDP Health Assessment Providers Who are Lead Proficient with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate of Waiver NOTE: This CHDP Program Letter SUPERCEDES CHDP PL No.: 07-03
09-01	09-01	01-30-09	Registration Information for Virtual Town Hall Webcast

2008

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
08-31	08-31	01-09-09	Save the Date for Virtual Town Hall Webcast
08-30	08-30	12-03-08	Addition of Rotavirus Vaccine (ROTARIX™) Code 81 as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
08-29		11-20-08	Fiscal Year 2008-09 Allocation
08-28	08-28	11-14-08	Vaccine Information Resources
08-27 (PDF, 6.11MB)		11-04-08	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2006-2007
08-26	08-26	09-22-08	Addition of Quadrivalent Combination Vaccine (Kinrix™) Code 83 as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
08-25	08-25	09-22-08	Addition of Pentavalent Combination Vaccine (Pentacel™) Code 82 as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
08-24	08-24	09-22-08	Medi-Cal Online NPI Registration Closing
08-22	08-22	08-21-08	Announcing Launch of "Vaccinate Your Baby" Campaign
08-21	08-21	08-21-08	Vaccine Rate Increases for Three Purchased Vaccines
08-20	08-20	08-21-08	Growing Up Healthy Brochures
08-19	08-19	08-08-08	Immunization Update 2008 Webcast
08-18		08-05-08	Update to CHDP Facility Review Tool and Medical Record Review Tool with Accompanying Guidelines
08-17	08-17	07-21-08	High Risk Factor No Longer Required For Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Codes 53, 54, And 80 Beginning 2008-09 Influenza Season
08-16		07-09-08	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 (PDF, 2.7MB)
08-15	08-15	06-26-08	Announcing New Public Health Cafe Presentation: "Talking About Vaccine Safety With Parents and Patients"
08-14		06-26-08	The Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Gateway and Minors in Custody or Detention at the County Level in the Juvenile Justice System NOTE: This letter supercedes CHDP PL No. 03-31
08-13	08-13	05-12-08	Web-Based Teleconference June 5, 2008 AT 5 P.M.: The 15 Minute Mental Health Visit
08-12 (PDF, 2.36MB)		05-14-08	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 (PDF, 2MB)
08-11		05-14-08	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 (PDF, 2MB)
08-10	08-10	02-04-09	Joint Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Letter (REVISED)
08-08	08-08	04-07-08	Pediatric Vision Screening Instruction
08-07	08-07	03-21-08	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2008
08-06	08-06	03-20-08	Change Age Range for CHDP Code 54, Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (Purchase), and Add CHDP Code 80, Inactivated Influenza Preservative Free Vaccine (Purchase)
08-05	08-05	03-20-08	Vaccine Rate Adjustments for Purchased Vaccine
08-04	08-04	02-11-08	Expansion of CHDP Vaccine Benefit for Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4), CHDP Code 69
08-03		02-01-08	Audiometric Screening and Play Audiometry Training Program for CHDP Hearing Screeners
08-02	08-02	01-10-08	Body Mass Index (BMI)-For-Age Percentile Job Aid
08-01	08-01	01-10-08	Expansion of CHDP Vaccine Benefit For Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (Flumist™), CHDP Code 71

2007

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
07-18	07-18	12-14-07	National Provider Identifier (NPI) Update
07-17		11-28-07	Prevention of Lead Contamination in Promotional Items Distributed by the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
07-15	07-15	11-27-07	Addition of Booster Tetanus, Diptheria, and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine as a CHDP Benefit for Purchase, Reporting Codes, Reimbursement for Vaccine Administration, and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
07-14	07-14	11-02-07	Vaccination in Cochlear Implant Recipients
07-13	07-13	10-31-07	Childhood Obesity Implementation Guide from the Expert Commitee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity- 2007
07-12	07-12	09-25-07	Influenza Vaccine Update for 2007-2008
07-11	07-11	09-21-07	Addition of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine as a CHDP Benefit for Purchase and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
07-10	07-10	07-26-07	Vitamin D and Rickets
07-09	07-09	07-31-07	Notice of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Update 2007 Via Webcast
07-08	07-08	07-19-07	Revision of CHDP Program Confidential Screening/Billing Report Form (PM 160)
07-07	07-07	07-06-07	California Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) Infant Formula Contract Changes, Effective August 1, 2007
07-06	07-06	06-01-07	New Legislation Requiring Kindergarten Oral Health Assessments By a Dental Professional and Reminder for Age One Dental Referrals by CHDP Providers
07-05	07-05	05-07-07	Caring for California's Children: Preparing for Mental Health Consequences in Time of Crisis
07-03		04-11-07	CHDP Health Assessment Providers Who Are Lead Proficient With Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate of Waiver
07-02	07-02	03-21-07	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2007
07-01	07-01	01-18-07	Notice of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 4-Part Live Satellite Broadcasts and Webcasts on "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 2007”

2006

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
06-14		12-22-06	Modification of Optimal Foster Care Administrative Local Match Budget (FCALMB) (County/City) Match
06-13	06-13	11-30-06	Addition of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine as a CHDP Benefit, Reporting Codes, Reimbursement for Vaccine Administration, and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
06-12	06-12	09-27-06	Three Influenza Vaccine Changes for 2006-07 and CHDP Vaccine Codes and Rates
06-11	06-11	09-19-06	Notice of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Update 2006 Via Webcast and Webcast Invite
06-10	06-10	08-29-06	Second Varicella Vaccine for Children Twelve Months Through Twelve Years of Age and VFC Covers Second Dose of Varicella
06-09	06-09	08-31-06	Notice of Influenza Immunization Continuing Medical Education (CMD)/Continuing Education (CE) Teleconference Series and Pediatric Influenza Immunization - Preventing Mortality and Morbidity Flyer
06-08	06-08	08-22-06	CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 06-08 Fluoride Varnish is a New Medical Benefit
06-07	06-07	08-07-06	Addition of Rotavirus (RSV) Vaccine as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
06-06	06-06	07-27-06	Second Flumist Vaccine for Children Under Nine Years of Age Receiving Influenza Vaccine for the First Time
06-05		05-12-06	Revisions to the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) Administrative Funding Methodology
06-04	06-04	05-01-06	Addition of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
06-03	06-03	04-28-06	Hepatitis A Vaccine Lower Age Limit Change and CHDP Vaccine Codes and Rates
06-02	06-02	03-30-06	CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 06-02 Regarding Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2006
06-01	06-01	01-11-06	Provision of the Joint Medi-Cal/Healthy Families Application to CHDP Clients Pre-Enrolled Through the CHDP Gateway Proces

2005

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
05-22	05-22	12-28-05	Update to Provider Information Notice (PIN): 05-16, Concerning Addition of Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Screening Tests as CHDP Benefits
05-21	05-21	01-09-06	Pre-imprinting of PM 160 Forms to be Discontinued
05-20		12-12-05	Child Health and Disability Prevention Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2002-03 (large file)
05-19		12-07-05	Subject Index for 2005 California Childhood Obesity Conference, Launching a Movement: Linking Our Efforts to Make a Difference, January 9-12, 2005 and 2005 California Childhood Obesity Conference Subject Index
05-18	05-18	11-09-05	Pre-Imprinting of PM 160 Forms to be Discontinued
05-17		11-10-05	Changes to the CHDP Notice of Privacy Practices
05-16	05-16	11-02-05	Addition of Fasting Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Screening Tests as CHDP Benefits, Reporting Codes, and Reimbursement
05-15	05-15	10-31-05	Addition of Booster Tetanus, Diptheria and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine (TDAP) as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table, CHDP Vaccine Codes and Rates and Combined Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccines for Adolescents 10-18 Years of Age Letter
05-14	05-14	10-21-05	Addition of FluMist as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table and CHDP Vaccine Codes and Rates
05-13	05-13	09-30-05	Amendment to CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 05-09 - Addition of Menactra(TM), Meningococcal Conugate Vaccine (MCV4), as a CHDP Benefit and CHDP Vaccine Codes and Rates
05-12	05-12	09-22-05	Pre-Enrollment of Children through the CHDP Gateway who are Evacuees from States hit by Hurricane Katrina
05-11	05-09	09-16-05	Addition of Menactra(TM), Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4), as a CHDP Benefit, Reporting Codes, Reimbursement for Vaccine Administration, and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
05-10	05-08	07-11-07	CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 05-08, Review of Automatic Medi-Cal Enrollment for Infants Through the CHDP Gateway and Reminder to Use CHDP Gateway to Enroll Infants up to One Year of Age
05-09	05-07	6-20-05	CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 05-07 and CLPP Program letter No.: 2005-02 on Leadcare Blood Lead Testing System Recall and Impact on CHDP Provider Requests for Retesting for Blood Lead
05-08	05-06	06-17-05	Addition OF DECAVAC™ Vaccine as a CHDP Benefit, Increased Reimbursement for Purchased Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) Toxoids Vaccine, and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table (Attachment I)
05-07	None	07-08-05	Primary Care Clinic Simultaneous Application Review Process and Implementation Procedures for Assembly Bill (AB) 2307 (Chapter 449, Statutes of 2004) and CHDP Local Program Review of CHDP Provider Applications from Primary Care Clinic License Applicants and Implementation Process for Assembly Bill (AB) 2307 (Chapter 449, Statutes of 2004)
05-06	None	05-04-05	CHDP Local Program Guidance Manual
05-05	05-05	04-22-05	Early Childhood Oral Health Education and Training Project Entitled, "First Smiles: Dental Health Begins at Birth" supported by First 5 California
05-04	05-04	04-15-05	Childhood Bone Health Educational Resources for CHDP Program Providers and CHDP Provider Resources for Child Bone Health Education on the Internet
05-03	05-03	04-04-05	CHDP Provider Information Notice No. 05-03 Medi-Cal Aid Code 3D and the CHDP Program
05-02	05-02	03-24-05	Revised CHDP Income Eligibility Determination Table, Effective April 1, 2005
05-01	None	01-06-05	Legislative Changes in School Reporting Requirements for School Year 2004-2005

2004

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
04-17	04-17 (PDF, 2.36MB)	12-07-04	DHS Issuing New Medi-Cal Benefits Identification Cards and Medi-Cal Provider Bulletin Flyer
04-15	None	08-12-04	CHDP/Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Reporting and Billing Requirements for Indian Health Services (IHS), Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 638 Clinics NOTE: This letter supercedes CHDP PL No. 03-27
04-14	None	08-12-04	CHDP/Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Reporting and Billing Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCS) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCS) NOTE: This letter supercedes CHDP PL No. 03-20
04-13	04-13	06-18-04	CHDP Recommendation Of Dental Referral Beginning At One Year Of Age
04-12 (PDF, 7.62MB)	None	05-21-04	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2001-02 (large file)
04-11	04-11	05-14-04	CHDP Provider Information Notice no: 04-11 Automatic Medi-Cal Enrollment For Infants Through The CHDP Gateway NOTE: These are the corrected versions.
04-10	04-10	04-27-04	CHDP Gateway Enhancement To Enable Enrollment Of Infants Up To One Year Of Age
04-09	04-09	04-12-04	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2004
04-08	04-08	03-30-04	CHDP Provider Information Notice No.: 04-08 Infants And The Gateway Process
04-07	None	03-24-04	CHDP Administrative Funding Methodology And Budget Format Change For Fiscal Year 2003-2004
04-06	04-06	03-16-04	Telephone Service Center At Medi-Cal Fiscal Intermediary. NOTE: These are the corrected versions.
04-05	04-05	02-20-04	Recall of Vietnamese Safety Sheets Published by the Center for Injury Prevention Policy and Practice (CIPPP), Under Contract with Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Branch
04-03	None	01-29-04	Updated List of California Blood Lead Proficiency Assurance Program (CBLPAP) Laboratories Now Available on the Web
04-02	04-02	01-16-04	CHDP Gateway Transaction Problem Reporting Process
04-01	04-01	01-01-04	CHDP Program Notice of Privacy Practices

2003

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
03-32	None	12-15-03	Administrative Expenditure Invoices for the HCPCFC Administrative Budget and the CHDP Program Foster Care Administrative Budget (County/City Match)
03-31	None	12-12-03	The Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Gateway and Minors in Custody or Detention at the County Level in the Juvenile Justice System
03-30	03-32	12-09-03	Influenza Vaccine Update
03-29	03-31	12-05-03	Changes in Reimbursement
03-28	None	12-05-03	Status of Budget Approvals for the CHDP Program and Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-04 and Required Actions
03-27	None	12-05-03	CHDP/Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Reporting and Billing Requirements for Indian Health Services (IHS), Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 638 Clinics
03-26	03-28	11-13-03	CHDP Gateway Update - End of Transition Period
03-25	None	11-17-03	Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Gateway Information Related to Head Start/State Preschool Programs
03-24	None	11-07-03	CHDP Program School Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements for School Year 2003-04
03-23	03-25	11-14-03	Update on Hearing Screening in the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Provider's Office
03-22	03-24	10-03-03	Influenza Vaccine Update
03-21	03-23	10-02-03	CHDP Gateway Updates
03-21	03-22	10-02-03	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Standard Transactions and Code Sets and CHDP
03-21	03-21	10-02-03	Clarification of Procedures for Completing the Confidential Screening/Billing Report (PM 160)
03-20	None	09-19-03	CHDP/Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Reporting and Billing Requirements for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCS) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCS)
03-19	03-19	09-05-03	Extending the Date for Distribution of the CHDP Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP)
03-18	None	09-05-03	Procedures for Distribution of CHDP Provider Information Notices (PIN)
03-17	None	08-27-03	Sample Script for Assistance and Informing Children Pre-Enrolled into Temporary Fee-For-Service Medi-Cal Through the CHDP Gateway
03-16	03-16	07-18-03	Updated Guidance for Screening for and Management of Childhood Lead Poisoning
03-15	None	07-25-03	Revisions to the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC) Administrative Funding Methodology and Budget Format
03-14 (PDF, 2.19MB)	None	07-25-03	Amendments to CHDP Program Letter 03-07 on CHDP Administrative Funding Methodology and Budget Format NOTE: This is a corrected copy of CHDP Program Letter 03-07
03-13	03-13	07-11-03	California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Program Infant Formula Changes
03-12	03-12	07-01-03	The Addition of Pediarix™ Combination Vaccine (DTaP, Hepatitis B and IPV) as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
03-11	03-11	06-20-03	Making Information Available to Local Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Programs about CHDP-Related Patient Services NOTE: These are the corrected versions.
03-10	03-10	06-11-03	CHDP Gateway Implementation Information
03-09	03-09	05-19-03	CHDP Gateway Training for Providers
03-08	None	05-30-03	CHDP Program Data Reporting System
03-07	None	05-07-03	Revisions to the CHDP Administrative Funding Methodology and Budget Format
03-06	03-06	05-09-03	PM 160 Dental Guide
03-05	03-05	04-11-03	CHDP Notice of Privacy Practices
03-04	03-04	03-28-03	CHDP Gateway Training for Providers
03-03	03-03	03-24-03	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2003
03-02	03-02	04-18-03	System Correction for Aid Code 8E
03-01	03-01	01-24-03	Frequently Asked Questions about the CHDP Gateway

2002

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
02-12	02-10	12-20-02	Recommendation for Vision Screening
02-11	02-09	11-20-02	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines Revisions and Updates
02-10	02-08	10-04-02	CHDP Provider Announcement of the CHDP Gateway Program
02-09	None	09-27-02	CHDP Program School Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements NOTE: Enclosures not available online.
02-08	02-07	08-26-02	Reminder of the Revisions of CHDP Confidential Screening/Billing Report Form (PM 160)
02-07	None	07-30-02	Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 2000-01 (large file)
02-06	None	06-24-02	Invoice for the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC)
02-05	None	06-13-02	Provider Rate Increase for County Community Out-Patient Clinics
02-04	None		Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 1999-2000
02-03	02-03	03-08-02	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2002
02-02	02-02	02-06-02	Revision of Confidential Screening/Billing Report Form
02-01	02-01	01-15-02	CHDP Health Assessment Guidelines Update "Section 507: Asthma in Children Age Birth to Five Years and Anticipatory Guidance"

2001

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
01-11	None	12-10-01	CHDP School Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements for School Year 2001-02
01-10	01-08	11-16-01	Influenza Vaccine-Reimbursement` of Vaccine Cost and Administration Fee for Children at High Risk of Complications from Influenza
01-09	01-07	11-13-01	Reimbursement for Blood Lead Screening and Anticipatory Guidance on Lead Poisoning Update
01-08	None		Health Assessment Data for Fiscal Year 1998-99
01-07	01-06	09-21-01	Blood Lead Testing and Anticipatory Guidance on Lead Poisoning, New CHDP Code Numbers for Billing and Reporting Blood Lead Testing and Increased Reimbursement when Blood Drawing for Lead Testing is Performed by the Health Assessment Provider
01-06	None	09-02-01	Provider Rate Increase for County and Community Outpatient Clinics
01-05	01-05	07-20-01	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Growth Chart Training
01-04	01-04	08-17-01	Addition of Pneumoccal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 7/Prevnar) as a CHDP Benefit and Updated CHDP Vaccine Benefit and Reimbursement Table
01-03	01-03	04-02-01	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2001
01-02	01-02	02-13-01	Updated Information Regarding New Pediatric Growth Charts and Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculation Tool and Training
01-01	01-01	01-12-01	Criteria for Blood Tests for Infants and Children In The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program

2000

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
00-16	00-11	12-06-00	Changes in CHDP Provider Letters and Messages
00-15	00-10		Criteria for Blood Tests for Infants and Children In The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program NOTE: See CHDP Program Letter 01-01 and CHDP Provider Information Notice 01-01 for corrected version.
00-10	00-05	10-10-00	CHDP Program Policy Changes
00-09	None	12-01-00	CHDP School Reporting and Reimbursement Requirements for School Year 2000-01
00-08	None	09-27-00	New Pediatric Growth Charts Available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
00-05	00-03	06-15-00	Screening Children for Lead Poisoning
00-04	00-02	04-28-00	Revised CHDP Eligibility Determination Table Effective April 1, 2000
00-01	None	03-17-00	CHDP Program/Medi-Cal Immunization Survey NOTE: Enclosures are not available online.

1999

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
99-06 (PDF, 12.94MB)	None	10-21-99	Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (13mb file)
99-11	None	12-31-99	Procedures For Response To Referral For Follow Up From The Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP) Hearing Coordination Centers (HCCs)

1998

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
98-6	None	04-07-98	Coverage Through State-Only Funding for Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Health Assessment for Youth in Correctional Facilities

1993

Program Letter	Provider Information Notice	Release Date	Title
93-10	93-06	06-21-93	Reimbursements for Immunizations Administered Without a Health Assessment

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