The HCY Program is a comprehensive, primary and preventative health care program for MO HealthNet Division (MHD) eligible children and youth under the age of 21. The MO HealthNet Division Provider Manuals Section 9 describes the HCY Program.
The periodicity schedule, described in Section 9.11 of the provider manuals, represents the minimum requirements for frequency of full medical screening services. Its purpose is not to limit the availability of needed treatment services between the established intervals of the periodicity schedule. Please reference Section 9.6 for the procedure code list.
Children may be screened at any time the provider feels it is medically necessary to provide additional screening services. If it is medically necessary for a full medical screen to occur more frequently than the suggested periodicity schedule, then the screen should be provided. There must be documentation in the participant’s medical record that indicates the medical necessity of the additional full medical screening service.