neglect – The Checkup

For STAR Kids providers: Updated ANE Reporting Process

This requirement is effective September 1, 2018, and the updates have now been made in the UMCM – see Resources below. As of September 1, 2018, all Texas Children’s Health Plan-contracted providers of Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) services are required to report all critical incidents, including Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (ANE), to the health plan. This action is to meet federal requirements regarding critical incident reporting (see links to federal requirements for incident reporting in below ‘Resources’ section). MDCP providers contracted...

Battling Abuse: Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As we learn more about the relationship between adversity in childhood and its negative effects on adult health outcomes, the early identification and intervention for children who are victims of abuse becomes increasingly important. Although there are over 2 million reports of suspected child maltreatment per year, victims of child abuse continue to pass through physician offices, emergency departments, and hospitals unrecognized. These same children, often return with more severe injuries. Physicians and...

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