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<br />I' <br /> <br />DOCUMENT NO. 7560022067-99 <br />ATTACHMENT NO. 02 <br /> <br />PERFORMING AGENCY : PARIS-LAMAR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />RECEIVING AGENCY PROGRAM: PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 4&5 <br /> <br />TERM: September 01, 1998 <br /> <br />THRU: February 28, 1999 <br /> <br />SECTION 1. SCOPE OF WORK: <br /> <br />PERFORMING AGENCY shall conduct one or both of the following Texas Health Steps/EPSDT <br />(THS/EPSDT) activities to assist RECEIVING AGENCY in meeting the federally-mandated 80% <br />medical screening participation goal for THS/EPSDT Medicaid eligibles. PERFORMING <br />AGENCY shall: <br /> <br />1. Conduct THS/EPSDT outreach activities in order to increase the awareness of <br />THS/EPSDT medical! dental screenings. <br /> <br />For the purposes of this contract Attachment, THS/EPSDT client outreach is defined as <br />efforts, strategies, plans, events, organized activities, and courses of action taken to <br />advertise, educate, or in some way increase participation in utilizing THS/EPSDT <br />preventive health care services. Some of the activities approved in the past include health <br />fairs, group presentations in various locations (WIC clinics, DHS offices), home visits, <br />telephone outreach, and mail-outs. <br /> <br />Outreach shall ~nclude offering client support services which shall respond to requests " <br />from: a client for assistance, a health care provider on behalf of a client, and Texas <br />Department of Human Services (TD HS) or another agency on behalf of a client. Action <br />on all requests for THS/EPSDT information or services by the client, or on behalf of the <br />client, shall be completed within ten (10) working days from the date of the request. <br />These services shall include the following activities: <br /> <br />a. Assistance with scheduling of appointments for THS/EPSDT medical and/or dental <br />check-ups in an area that is convenient and acceptable to the client; <br /> <br />b. Assistance with scheduling medical transportation when requested by the <br />THS/EPSDT Medicaid client; <br /> <br />c. Responding to client requests for THS/EPSDT assistance/information; <br /> <br />d. Developing outreach methods for informing THS/EPSDT Medicaid eligible clients <br />regarding the THS/EPSDT Program through personal contacts, mail-outs, group <br /> <br />A TT ACHMENT - Page 1 <br />