Rhode Island Department of Health. The Contractor agrees to assist members in accessing necessary services provided by the RI Department of Health (DOH). These services include but are not limited to the Office of Special Health Care Needs, the Chronic Conditions Workforce Initiative, and the Chronic Disease Self- Management Programs. The State operates a WIC Nutrition program through the Department of Health for pregnant, postpartum and breast-feeding women and children, birth to age five who are at risk for nutritionally related health and developmental conditions. For its part, the Contractor will have written policies and procedures for referring pregnant women and children to the WIC program. The Family Outreach Program is a family support and developmental screening program for families of infants identified at birth with physical or social developmental risk factors. It is not medical or therapeutic in nature. Community based home visitors help link families with resources in their own community that will help parents provide a safe and nurturing environment for a developing child. They also provide developmental screening for referral to EPSDT. The Department of Health provides a variety of services within its Lead Program, including case management, home assessments, environmental interventions, and consultation to providers. The State has created Lead Centers to provide comprehensive case management for children with lead poisoning and their families, education and certain lead abatement services, as necessary. The Contractor agrees to have written policies and a procedure to provide lead screening, education, and any Medically Necessary lead reduction therapies and agrees to work cooperatively with the Department of Health Lead Program or the Lead Centers to coordinate delivery of these services with those provided through the Contractor.
