MISSISSIPPI ACTION FOR PROGRESS, INC. MEDICAID CLINIC

The Mississippi Action for Progress, Incorporated Medicaid Screening Clinic opened in September 1997, at the East End Head Start Center in Lauderdale County. The clinic enrolled in the Mississippi Division of Medicaid Program on May 2, 1997.

Mississippi Action for Progress, Incorporated has recognized the importance of health issues in a early childhood program. The primary objective of MAP, Inc. Medicaid Clinic is to strengthen the health educational process of children and families by assisting them in improving their health or in adapting to their health status. The clinic also promotes personal fitness and health wellness concepts.

As an Early Periodic Screening diagnosis treatment provider, the following services are provided to eligible recipients of the Mississippi Medicaid Assistance Program:

    • Health and developmental history.
  • Unclothed physical examination.
  • Immunizations' appropriate to age and health.
  • Assessment of nutritional status.
  • Laboratory tests appropriate to age and health history.
  • Developmental assessment.
  • Health education.
  • Referrals for Medicaid follow-up services.

The clinic operates according to federal and state laws and regulations promulgated by federal and state agencies affecting the delivery of medical services.

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