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(i) public health policy;

(ii) professional standards; and
(iii) scientific evidence of effectiveness.
(2) The minimum package of child wellness services shall cover at least:

(i) all visits for and costs of childhood and adolescent
immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
of the Centers for Disease Control;

(ii) visits for the collection of adequate samples, the first of which is
to be collected before 2 weeks of age, for hereditary and metabolic newborn screening
and follow-up between birth and 4 weeks of age;

(iii) UNIVERSAL HEARING SCREENING OF NEWBORNS PROVIDED BY
A HOSPITAL BEFORE DISCHARGE;

(IV) all visits for and costs of age-appropriate screening tests for
tuberculosis, anemia, lead toxicity, hearing, and vision as determined by the
American Academy of Pediatrics;

[(iv)] (V) a physical examination, developmental assessment,
and parental anticipatory guidance services at each of the visits required under items
(i), (ii), and [(iii)] (IV) of this paragraph; and

[(v)] (VI) any laboratory tests considered necessary by the physician
as indicated by the services provided under items (i),(ii), [(iii), or] (iv), OR (V) of this
paragraph.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an insurer or nonprofit
health service plan that issues a policy or plan subject to this section, on notification
of the pregnancy of the insured and before the delivery date, shall:

(1) encourage and help the insured to choose and contact a primary care
provider for the expected newborn before delivery; and

(2) provide the insured with information on postpartum home visits for
the mother and the expected newborn, including the names of health care providers
that are available for postpartum home visits.

(e) An insurer or nonprofit health service plan that does not require or
encourage the insured to use a particular health care provider or group of health care
providers that has contracted with the insurer or nonprofit health service plan to
provide services to the insurer's or nonprofit health service plan's insureds need not
comply with subsection (d) of this section.

(f) (1) A policy or plan subject to this section may not impose a deductible on
the coverage required under this section.

 

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