The District of Columbia’s ABCD Screening Academy Project improved referral services, developed reimbursement policies for EPSDT screenings, and planned to improve care coordination by implementing a web-based case management system.

Specifically, the ABCD Screening Academy project in the District of Columbia improved developmental screening by:

• Improving state policy to better support developmental screening by developing comprehensive reimbursement policies for 96110 and 96111 codes which are paid in addition to the EPSDT visit.
• Improving provider practice around the use of standardized developmental screening tools by creating a universal referral form where the back of the form contains an Early Intervention Disclosure/Consent Form, and by hosting trainings for primary care providers and Part C about Medicaid policies.
• Sustaining and spreading the use of standardized screening tools as part of well child care from a ‘best practice’ to a ‘standard of practice’ through planning to implement the SEDS Special Education Data System, a comprehensive web-based application, and a pilot case management program to provide better service delivery, improve student performance and enable effective state reporting.