Billing
Developmental screening can be billed using CPT billing code 96110 or ICD-10 Z13.4. This covers the time a physician scores, reviews results, and interprets findings. Billing for developmental screening using these codes requires documentation that the screening was given and notes any action taken, such as follow-up screening, developmental milestone information, or referral to community agency or community resource. Reimbursement rates vary by insurance provider. Contact insurance providers directly to learn the reimbursement rate. For Behavioral/Social Emotional screening of young children use CPT code 96127. For Maternal Depression use CPT Code 96161. For Trauma screenings use CPT Code 96160.
Upcoming Events
Tribal Behavioral Health ECHO free series, Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance PDF
June 28, 2022: Assessment and Diagnosis through Indigenous Lens. To register click here
Build Initiative. For upcoming webinars and registration click here
New
DHHS and ED’s Letter on Social-Emotional Development and Mental Health
ACF Video Series: Why Does It Matter? Children’s Social Emotional Development and Mental Health
Synopsis of State Screening Webinar on Tribal Sovereignty March 15, 2022
Overview of AI/AN Population and IHS-funded Healthcare Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Online Toolkit for Pediatric Health Care Providers and Caregivers
Downloadable Materials
- What is Early Start?
- Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive Developmental Screening Passport
- Sample Workflow from Help Me Grow Ventura County
- Sample of a Behavioral Health Referral Mechanism – from Alameda County
- Developmental Screening Landscape Analysis – California Statewide Screening Collaborative
- Referring Infants to Early Intervention Services
- Why Are Workforce Issues Important to Address as Part of the Screening Process? Infographic (Brief)
- Barriers to Accessing Infant Family & Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Resources Infographic (Brief)
- Data and Policy Barriers for Infant and Early Childhood Screenings Infographic (Brief)
Citations
Federal & National Initiatives
Birth to Five: Watch Me Thrive!
CDC Learn the Signs. Act Early
AAP Star Center | Screening Technical Assistance & Resource Center
California State Programs
California Early Start (Part C)
Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP)
Help Me Grow California Program
High Risk Infant Follow Up (HRIF)
Resources for Families
Tribal Early Education and Outreach Program
Regional Center Early Start Intake and Family Resource Centers
California Early Intervention Technical Assistance Network
The Early Start Community (Infographic)
Resources for Primary Healthcare Professionals
Online Toolkit for Pediatric Health Care Providers and Caregivers
Free SEEK Online Training Videos and Supplemental Materials
Health Care Insurance Information
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Evidence Based Practices Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care
Definitions Common in Integrated Behavioral Health
Collaborative care: agreements between providers, working in separate systems and facilities, to exchange information about shared patients.
Co-located care: same providers, employed by separate systems, but working alongside each other in a shared facility
Integrated care: provided by a team of providers employed and working in the same system, using one treatment plan, a shared medical record, and functioning as a patient care team.
From: Hunter, CL. Goodie, JL, Oordt, MS, & Dobmeyer, AC (Eds), 2009. Integrated behavioral level health in primary care: Step-by-step guidance for assessment and intervention. Washington DC: Amer Psychological Assn.
Educating Practices Program (formerly EPIC Program) in CT
The Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc. (CHDI) developed a comprehensive, community-based, child health provider outreach and training program in collaboration with the Connecticut chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Family Physicians. The goal of CHDI’s Educating Practices program is to improve the content and delivery of child health services by assisting providers in implementing practice changes that are supported by community and State resources.
Healthy Steps
HealthySteps is an evidence-based, interdisciplinary pediatric primary care program that promotes positive parenting and healthy development for babies and toddlers.
HealthySteps Overview with downloadable information
Fostering Social and Emotional Health Through Pediatric Primary Care
Common Threads to Transform Everyday Practice and Systems
Legal Partnering For Child and Family Health
An Opportunity and Call to Action for Early Childhood Systems
Integrated Early Childhood Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Trauma Resources
Change Package for Advancing Trauma Informed Care in Primary Care Settings
The recording, slides, and links to resources provided in an overview webinar can be found on the following web pages:
Recording, slides, and links to resources provided in an overview webinar
Change Package for Primary Care
Compassion Resilience Toolkit
Facilitator resources to build the capacity of helping professionals, caregivers, and the systems in which they serve:
Resilience Toolkits for Schools, Health and Human Services, and Parents/Caregivers
Resilient Beginnings Collaborative
The Resilient Beginnings Collaborative, a two year initiative involving seven Bay Area Safety net clinics, addresses childhood adversity in pediatric safety net care settings.
How Collaboration Helps Clinic in San Mateo County, CA, Tackle ACEs in Children
Department of Health Care Services Information on Trauma Screenings
Recent Publications on Trauma
2019. Childhood Adversity Screenings Are Just One Part of an Effective Policy Response to Childhood Trauma
March 2016. How Knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Help Pediatricians Prevent Mental Health Problems
ACEs Aware Initiative
ACEs Aware Initiative Educational Events
- 2020 Launch of the ACEs Aware Initiative PowerPoint – February 26, 2020
- Fundamentals of ACE Screening & Response in Pediatrics – June 24, 2020
CPP Provider Roster
ACEs and IMF Resources – WAIMH
ACEs and IMH: A Selection of Online Resources
AAP Trauma Toolkit
The AAP Trauma Toolkit offers information about the process of asking families about exposure to ACEs or other traumatic events.
Tips for families from the AAP Toolkit:
Bring Out the Best in Your Children (English)
Bring Out the Best in Your Children (Spanish)
When Things Aren’t Perfect: Caring for Yourself and Your Children (English)
When Things Aren’t Perfect: Caring for Yourself and Your Children (Spanish)
ACEs Science Champions
Heyman Oo integrates ACEs science as foundation of pediatric care
Recent Publications
January 2021. Meeting the Moment: Understanding EPSDT and Improving Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs
December 2020. Coverage of Services to Promote Children’s Mental Health: Analysis of State and Insurer Non-Compliance with Current Federal Law
October 2020. Beyond Screening Expanding California’s Approach to ACE’s
July 2020. Children’s Now landscape analysis of Medi-Cal managed care for children.
June 2020. State of Babies Yearbook: 2020
June 2020. Virtual release of the State of Babies Yearbook: 2020
June 2019. First 5 LA Issue Briefs and Infographics on Early Screening and Intervention
February 2019. Setting a Medi-Cal Child Health Quality Agenda
2019. The State of California’s Babies
March 2018. Developmental Screenings for Young Children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
February 2018. Early Identification and Intervention Systems in California: Bright Spots and Lessons Learned
2018. Broad Developmental Screening Misses Young Children With Social-Emotional Needs
2018. Innovations in Cross-Sector Developmental Screening
Presentations at State Screening Collaborative Meetings
Synopsis of State Screening Webinar on Tribal Sovereignty March 15, 2022
Overview of AI/AN Population and IHS-funded Healthcare Services: Challenges and Opportunities
Voices of Native American Families Webinar
Voices of Native American Families Webinar Flyer
Overview of Native American Populations and Services in California
Improving Connections with Native Families
Collaborations in Early Intervention
An EPIC Look into Young Children in Child Welfare
Advancements in Monitoring Quality in Managed Care
From the Doctor’s Office: California Pediatrician Survey on Early Childhood Developmental Screening
Shared Materials from the Assembly Select Committee on Early Childhood Development Hearing
The Evolution of Developmental Screening and Referrals in Alameda County: 2005-Present
Title V Child Health Needs Assessment and Action Planning
Overview of CalAIM: What does it mean for Children under age 3?