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Federal law requires that state officials periodically screen Medicaid eligible children under the age of 21 for health problems. In Ohio, this is done through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program called Healthchek. If a child's screening identifies health problems, the law also requires the EPSDT program to provide necessary health care, diagnostic services and treatment that will correct or improve the health problems, even if the services are not routinely covered by Ohio's Medicaid plan.
In October 2005, OLRS filed a lawsuit due to concerns about the lack of access to needed services that are to be covered by Medicaid for eligible children under the federal mandates of the EPSDT program. The following are updates on the status of the case.