Updated research request forms and data security approval requirement effective 4/24/23
This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
MSIS_TOP
CODE INDICATING THE SPECIAL MEDICAID PROGRAM UNDER WHICH THE SERVICE WAS PROVIDED.
| Code | Code value |
|---|---|
| 0 | NO SPECIAL PROGRAM |
| 1 | EARLY PERIODIC SCREENING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (EPSDT) |
| 2 | FAMILY PLANNING |
| 3 | RURAL HEALTH CLINIC |
| 4 | FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCs) |
| 5 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES |
| 6 | HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE FOR DISABLED ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS AGE 65 AND OLDER |
| 7 | HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE WAIVER SERVICES |
| 9 | UNKNOWN |
USER NOTE: UNDER EPSDT REQUIREMENTS, STATES MUST PROVIDE HEALTH SCREENING, VISION, HEARING AND DENTAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 21. THESE SERVICES MUST BE PROVIDED AT INTERVALS TO MEET RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL PRACTICE AND OTHER INTERVALS TO DETERMINE IF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESSES OR CONDITIONS EXIST. STATES MUST ALSO PROVIDE ANY SERVICE NEEDED TO TREAT AN ILLNESS OR CONDITION IDENTIFIED BY A SCREEN (TO THE EXTENT THAT A SERVICE IS PERMITTED UNDER MEDICAID LAW), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE SERVICE IS OTHERWISE INCLUDED UNDER THE STATE MEDICAID PLAN. ALTHOUGH EPSDT MAY BE VIEWED AS A PROGRAM BY SOME, IT CAN BE MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS A GROUP OF SERVICES, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON PREVENTIVE CARE. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO STANDARD DEFINITION OF EPSDT SERVICES AND THERE ARE NO STANDARD REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EPSDT SERVICES IN MEDICAID DATA SYSTEMS. THEREFORE, THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL VARIATION IN REPORTING FOR EPSDT ACROSS STATES. FOR THESE REASONS, USE OF TYPE OF PROGRAM = 1 (EPSDT) IS UNRELIABLE FOR CROSS-STATE COMPARISONS OR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL STATISTICS. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN ATTRIBUTING MEANING TO THIS CODE VALUE.
SOURCE: MSIS CLAIMS FILE: 'PROGRAM-TYPE'.