Iowa Health and Human Services
Iowa Care for Kids / EPSDT · About this organization
What you get
Health screenings and medically necessary follow-up care through Medicaid.
How to start
Your care team helps arrange preventive visits and any needed treatment. Ask your Medicaid provider how to schedule the services your child needs.
The details, as published
Iowa Medicaid members younger than 21 automatically receive EPSDT screening, diagnostic, and medically necessary medical, dental, vision, hearing, therapy, and behavioral-health services. Hawki members are not included in this benefit.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Iowa Care for Kids / EPSDT — medical and insurance costs
Iowa Medicaid members younger than 21 automatically receive EPSDT screening, diagnostic, and medically necessary medical, dental, vision, hearing, therapy, and behavioral-health services. Hawki members are not included in this benefit.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Iowa Care for Kids / EPSDT — navigation guides and advocacy
Iowa Medicaid members younger than 21 automatically receive EPSDT screening, diagnostic, and medically necessary medical, dental, vision, hearing, therapy, and behavioral-health services. Hawki members are not included in this benefit.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Covered screenings and follow-up treatment are the medical-care part of this child health benefit.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A U.S. pediatric B-ALL household may qualify when it meets this program's independent rules.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: IA.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- Review current official eligibility and timing.
- Use the state portal, form, provider, school, clinic, local office, or Community Action Agency identified by the program.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Annual figures, local capacity, and program transitions can change; confirm before relying on this record.
- Confirm current annual limits, local capacity, processing time, and transition status.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Iowa Care for Kids / EPSDT · checked Aug 24, 2026