By Summer Harrison, on January 31st, 2010
A federal court decision in Florida last week has highlighted the fact that some states are still refusing to provide diapers to children covered under EPSDT.
Diapers are a medically necessary service under EPSDT. All you need is a prescription from your doctor and letter of medical necessity to present to your Medicaid provider agency. In some cases, if you already have a medical supply company you work with, you can give them the prescription and they will get the approval for you.
A study done for the March of Dimes back in September 2005 showed that diapers were a covered service under EPSDT in every state. A brochure written for parents on EPSDT by the federal DHHS states clearly diapers are covered under EPSDT.
If you are having any problems getting diapers covered for your child, please contact us and we will see what we can do to help.
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