As the result of the ABCD project, the North Carolina Medicaid agency adopted a policy requiring practices to use a standardized screening tool at scheduled well-child visits.

This section contains resources for "Improving Policy" developed by North Carolina.

• Health Check Billing Guide 2006
  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. (April 2006). Available online at: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dma/bulletin/HealthCheck0406.pdf. This guide describes billing procedures for North Carolina's Health Check program. It clarifies that the use of an objective screening tool is encouraged for EPSDT screens (see page 5).
  Health Check Billing Guide 2006