Each child enrolled in a HealthChoice Managed Care Organization (MCO) is assigned to a primary care provider chosen by the parent or guardian.  The primary  provider or PCP should provide all preventive and routine well-child care, including immunizations, and provide screening designed to detect any health or developmental problems early.  If a problem is detected during one of these screens, the PCP can provide appropriate treatment or refer the child to a specialist for care.  

Under Federal Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) requiements, Maryland has developed a timetable of pediatric and youth (<21 years) services, appropriate to the child's age. HealthChoice and other Maryland medical program providers must follow this schedule as a condition of EPSDT certification.  Maryland's program is called Healthy Kids.  You can download a copy of the healthy Kids schedule or timetable as a reference for what screenings and procedures to expect at your child's next checkup.

Download the Healthy Kids EPSDT schedule.  Click Here.

Are your child's immunizations up-to-date?  Download a copy of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Immunization Schedule or ask your child's pediatrician.  More information about immunizations can be found on the AAP website.

What should you expect at your child's next check-up?  In addition to your own questions about your child's health, what other questions may be important to ask your child's PCP?  Bright Futures, an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the direction of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, has developed a set of guidelines parents can use at their child's next well child visit.  

Prenatal to One Year

Your baby should have eight well child visits the first year.

Before Your Baby is Born

The Newborn Visit

One Week 

One Month 

Two Months

Four Months 

Six Months

Nine Months

One Year

Fifteen Months to Five Years

Fifteen Months

Eighteen Months

Two Years

Three Years

Four Years

Five Years

Six to Twenty-One Years

All of the fact sheets to the

left cover multiple years.

Six Years

Eight Years

Ten Years

Early Adolescent Visits - 11-14 years

Middle Adolescent Visits - 15-17 years

Late Adolescent Visits - 18-21 years

Bright Futures has also developed new family "Tip Sheets" designed to help families promote the health and well-being of their children with information on topics such as social development, child care, safety, eating and physical activity.

These Family Tip Sheets are divided into four developmental stages from infancy to young adulthood and are easy-to-read.  

Early Childhood - 1-4 Years