Our Medical Policy Committee reviewed the Clinical Practice Guidelines for EmblemHealth and ConnectiCare and approved the following updates:
New Guidelines:
- Best Practices for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Clinical Settings.
- Clinical Growth Charts.
- Developmental Surveillance and Screening Resources for Pediatricians.
- Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening.
- Oral Health Policies & Recommendations (The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry).
- Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity.
- Vision Screening for Infants and Children – 2022.
Updated Guidelines:
- Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2024.
- Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care.
Removed Guidelines:
- Clinical Growth and Data Table of BMI-for-age Charts.
- Promoting Optimal Development: Identifying Infants and Young Children with Developmental Disorders Through Developmental Surveillance and Screening.
- Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than Age 5 Years.
- Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents.
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting.
- Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years.
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services in the Pediatric Setting.
- Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years.
JP 64417 01/2024