Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC)
C&TC Components
- Fact sheets on screening component
- Adolescent and Young Adult C&TC
- C&TC Developmental-Social Emotional Screening in the Clinic Setting
- Developmental/Social-emotional Screening
- Fluoride Varnish in the C&TC Setting
- Hearing Screening
- Vision Screening
Training
Information
About Minnesota's Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC) Program
| For training or clinical questions related to screening and referral: | For policy, coding, and billing questions: |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Department of Health Child and Teen Checkups Child and Family Health (CFH) Division P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, MN 55164-097 651-201-3650 health.childteencheckups@state.mn.us | Minnesota Department of Human Services Child and Teen Checkups dhs.childteencheckups@state.mn.us |
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is committed to creating and improving health throughout Minnesota. Well-child health care and preventive screenings support the mission and goals of healthier Minnesotans. Over 600,000 children are eligible for C&TC in Minnesota
Regular checkups allow families and health care providers to monitor children’s growth and development, screen for and identify potential concerns, and treat them to prevent bigger problems later in life.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) administers C&TC in Minnesota.
- The Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) provider manual, C&TC section has more information about program requirements, policy, billing and coding, and other provider information.
- The DHS C&TC web page has more information, including the C&TC County and Tribe Coordinators list.
The Minnesota Department of Health provides health consultation and technical assistance to DHS and programs that provide C&TC screening exam components per the C&TC Schedule of Age-Related Screening Standards (PDF).
- This includes clinical recommendations about best practices in well childcare and training on required screening components for C&TC providers, C&TC Coordinators, local public health, Head Start programs, and others who provide screening for children.