Infant, Child & Adolescent Health Screening
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Each child and family is unique; therefore, these AAP/Bright Futures Recommendations for Preventative Pediatric Health Care are designed for the care of children who are receiving competent parenting, have no manifestations of any important health problems, and are growing and developing in satisfactory fashion. Additional visits may become necessary if circumstances suggest variations from normal.
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These guidelines represent a consensus by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Bright Futures. The AAP continues to emphasize the great importance of continuity of care in comprehensive health supervision and the need to avoid fragmentation of care. Georgia’s Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment (EPSDT) uses this schedule for all screenings.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – form 3300″ _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Form 3300: Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental & Nutrition Screening
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]The Georgia Department of Public Health has released a revised version of the Form 3300, Certificate of Vision, Hearing, Dental and Nutrition Screening. This revised version will be required for those children who are being admitted for the first time to the Georgia Public School System.
The 3300 form is intended to be clear and easy to understand and contains information on nutrition screening. Physicians are permitted to complete all four components of the form. the form can also be completed at the local health department. Vision screening can be conducted by a Georgia licensed optometrist, an employee of Prevent Blindness Georgia trained to conduct vision screening, or a school registered nurse.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]Hearing screening can be conducted by a Georgia licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist, or a school registered nurse. Dental screening can be conducted by a Georgia licensed dentist, dental hygienist, or a school registered nurse. Nutrition screening can be conducted by a Georgia licensed dietician or a school registered nurse. The individual conducting the screening must sign the appropriate section and list the date that the screening took place.Any computerized version of the 3300 Form must contain all the information included in the current form. If you have any questions, please contact Fozia Khan Eskew at the Chapter office at 404-881-5074 or via email at feskew@gaaap.org.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Newborn Metabolic/Hemoglobin Screening” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Newborn Metabolic/Hemoglobin Screening
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]New! The Georgia Department of Public Health has released the Newborn Screening Program Reference Guide of Genetic Disorders. The guide provides a primary indicator, symptoms, and treatment of various newborn screening conditions. Contact Fozia Khan Eskew at the Chapter office at feskew@gaaap.org if you would like a copy mailed to your office.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Newborn Screening (NBS) program is legislatively mandated to provide early detection of inherited genetic disorders aimed to reduce morbidity and mortality attributed to these disorders.
NBS serves a vital public health function to identify at-risk infants in the first few days of life so that early intervention can be implemented to prevent severe intellectual disability, chronic disability, or death.
Left untreated, the cost of these disorders is enormous in terms of human suffering and economic impact. Georgia law (O.C.G.A. 31-12-6 and O.C.G.A. 31-12-7) directs a statewide network for genetic services be developed as a cooperative effort between public health, appropriate medical centers, and private practitioners.
Repeat Screenings
To obtain new filter paper for repeat newborn metabolic and hemoglobinopathy screenings, please complete the Outfit Order Form and select items 3491 Metabolic Disease and and 3603 Mailing Envelope to obtain these new supplies.
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- Infants discharged before 24 hours must have a screen prior to leaving the hospital and must also have a repeat screen within five (5) days.
- If it is discovered that a screening test has not been done, a specimen should be immediately collected.
- There are no special exceptions to collecting a specimen for breast-fed babies. Breast milk and colostrum are considered an adequate protein challenge.
- There are no special exceptions to collecting a specimen for babies on antibiotics.
- If the child has moved to this state from another state, it may be necessary to retest the child since not all states screen for the same disorders.
For full details visit the Georgia Department of Public Health Newborn Screening for Metabolic and Sickle Cell Disorders website.
Obtaining Newborn Metabolic Screening Results
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Your practice can obtain copies of a newborn’s screening results through either the official webportal of the Georgia Department of Public Health State laboratory, eReports or the State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SENDSS). Registration is required for both systems.
eReports – You must have established a User Name and Password using your physician licensure number as well as the parent or caregiver’s “blue copy” of the filter paper cover sheet containing the ten-digit number to obtain results. Click here for the registration form for the eReports web portal.
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SENDSS – You must have access to this web based database to access results. This is the unofficial posting of results for newborn screening. You will need the following to obtain the results:
- Date of birth of number and mother’s first and last name at the time the first specimen was collected
- This is information may be in the newborn’s discharge summary from the birthing hospital. The birthing hospital may have, but is not required to, place the ten-digit form number in the mother’s EHR.
To complete the process for SENDSS, click here for instructions. To view FAQs regarding SENDSS, please click here.
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If you do not have access to either eReports or SENDSS please send a fax on practice letterhead that includes the infants date of birth, first and last name of mother to request results at 404-657-2773.
Outside Georgia: NBS results on infants born in other states can be obtained from the National Newborn Screening and Genetics Center (NNSGRC) website. Click here for the state contacts in each state.
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Review the follow-up recommendations listed within the results report.
Hemoglobinopathies
Outside Metro Atlanta
Augusta University (AU) Hemoglobin Follow-Up (706) 721-6251
Augusta University (AU) Hemoglobin Follow-Up MD On-Call (706) 721-5600
Inside Metro Atlanta
CHOA Hemoglobin Follow-Up (404) 785-1087
CHOA Hemoglobin Follow-Up MD On-Call (470) 565-3425
Carrier Status
Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc – The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc (SFGa) is responsible for follow-up of abnormal hemoglobin results that suggest carrier status. Foundation staff contacts families and offers family testing and counseling.
SCFGa Hemoglobin Traits/Carriers Follow-Up (404) 755-1541 or (800) 326-5287
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Metabolic and Endocrine Follow-up
Abnormal results for metabolic and endocrine disorders are managed by the Emory University Division of Medical Genetics. Program staff reports abnormal results to the listed health care provider, aids in locating the newborn with an abnormal screen, and offers follow-up recommendations. For information contact the Emory Medical Genetics, call (404) 778-8560.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Screening Follow-up Resources: The AAP article entitled Newborn Screening Fact Sheets was published in Pediatrics September 2006 and contains guidance on managment newborn screening issues.
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Click here to view ACTion (ACT) sheet that 1) describes the short term actions a health professional should follow in communicating with the family and determining the appropriate steps in the follow-up of the infant that has screened positive, and 2) an algorithm that presents an overview of the basic steps involved in determining the final diagnosis in the infant.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Universal Newborn Hearing Screening & Intervention (UNHSI)” _builder_version=”4.8.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”14px|||||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Early Detection Hearing & Intervention (EDHI)
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.8.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]The Early, Detection, Hearing & Intervention (EDHI) Program provides electronic reporting for hearing screening and diagnostic results through the Georgia Department of Public Health’s (DPH) State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (SendSS). Electronic reporting directly into SendSS will minimize data entry errors, streamline reporting and access to previously reported information, and ultimately improve service delivery for children.
Audiologists are required to register and begin entering hearing screening and diagnostic results directly into SendSS for electronic reporting. Electronic reporting through SendSS will replace the current paper submissions and reporting—except for limited paper based reporting for children not found in SendSS, to facilitate reporting to the Public Health Districts.
Results that need to be entered in SendSS
- Follow up screen after a “Referred”, “Missed”, or “Parent Refusal” initial newborn hearing screening conducted at birthing facility.
- Diagnostic (threshold testing) after “Referred” initial and/or follow up newborn hearing screen – All records regardless of results.
- Initial diagnosis of permanent hearing loss, birth through age 5 (child who passed screen and has late onset hearing loss).
Results that should not be entered in SendSS
- Referred screens on children seen for speech delays or risk factors for hearing loss.
- Transient conductive (otitis media) on toddlers who passed newborn hearing screening.
- Missed appointments (parents did not show).
- Subsequent screenings or diagnostic testing after child has passed screening for both ears at same visit or found to have normal hearing bilaterally after newborn hearing screening.
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Click here to view the latest Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention: Guidelines of Pediatric Medical Home Providers. Georgia’s Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EDHI) staff work to ensure that all newborns are screened for hearing impairment at birth prior to hospital discharge.
Click here for a list of EDHI Coordinators at your local health department.
For a listing of health departments that offering rescreens please click here to locate a screening location near you.
Suspected and confirmed cases of hearing impairment in children younger than age five is a notifiable disease. Suspected cases of hearing loss must be reported to Children 1st via the Children 1st Screening and Referral form within 7 days. The Surveillance of Hearing Impairment in Infants and Young Children is used to report confirmed hearing loss in children under the age of five.
Georgia Resource Guide for Families of Children with Hearing Loss is a free booklet written for parents and families of children with hearing loss. Click here to view the booklet in English. Click here to view the booklet in Spanish. The primary purpose of the guide is to provide all parents with basic and unbiased information regarding: 1) hearing loss, its effects and implications, 2) communication options, 3) state agency programs and services, and, 5) local, state, and national resources. It can also be used as a practical reference tool for audiologists, physicians and early intervention agencies in providing patient education.
If your pediatric patient requires the services of an audiologist, Georgia Department of Public Health provides an Audiology Facility Locator. This locator is intended as a resource for parents seeking local audiology services in their area that serve children birth to age five. In addition the facilities included in this list can offer re-screening of newborns who screened “refer” at birth. Searches can also be limited to include locations that provide diagnostic Auditory Brainstem (ABR) screening for newborns up to age 6 months. Click here to search the Audiology Facility Locator.
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Examination of the eyes can be performed at any age, beginning in the newborn period, and should be done at all well infant and well child visits. Vision screening should be performed for a child at the earliest age that is practical, because a small child rarely complains that one eye is not seeing properly. Conditions that interfere with vision are of extreme importance, because visual stimuli are critical to the development of normal vision. Normal visual development requires the brain to receive equally clear, focused images from both eyes simultaneously for visual pathways to develop properly. Retinal abnormalities, cataracts, glaucoma, retinoblastoma, eye muscle imbalances, and systemic disease with ocular manifestations may all be identified by careful examination.
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An eye evalution for infants and children from birth to 2 years of age should include an exam of the Eyelids and orbits, external examination, motility, eye muscle balance, pupils and red reflex.
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Bright Futures recommends that all children have formal vision screening as part of their health supervision visit annually from 3 through 6 years of age, at 8 years of age, at 10 years of age, at 12 years of age, at 15 years of age, and at 18 years of age. Vision screening should be conducted at other health supervision visits based on risk assessment or any concern on the part of families or the child.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends developmental surveillance at every well-child visit. In addition, the AAP also recommends developmental screening using a standardized developmental screening tool at the 9, 18, and 30-month well child visits.
The Georgia Medicaid Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program, formerly Health Check mandates the use of a standardized developmental screening tool with a specificity and sensitivity of 70% – 80% at the 9, 18, and 30-month Health Check visits. Surveillance remains a component of other well-child visits using an office checklist that attends to any possible parental concerns about their child’s development.
The Chapter has compiled the information listed below as a resource to assist you in implementing the process of developmental surveillance and screening into your pediatric practice. Providing this information should not be constructed as an endorsement by the GA/AAP, either explicit or implied. The GA/AAP does not endorse or recommend any tool, methodology or service.
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This chart was prepared using data from the AAP and Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics to outline the various tools, the age ranges for each, languages, and purchase information of standardized developmental screening tools.
For more specific information on these tools visit the following:
Ages and Stages Questionnaires 3 (ASQ)The Ages & Stages Questionnaires 3 ® (ASQ) system screens infants and young children for developmental delays during the first 5 years of life. Parents complete a 30-item questionnaire which covers five key developmental areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social.
Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) is detects developmental and behavioral problems in children from birth to age eight by eliciting and weighing parents’ concerns on 10 items.
Child Development Review System– The Child Development Review approach obtains information from parents and helps professionals record their direct observations. It can be used for brief screenings to track “normal” development or for assessment when more detailed information is wanted or needed.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – AAP Developmental Screening & Surveillance Resources” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
AAP Developmental Screening & Surveillance Resources
AAP Policy Statement: Identifying Infants and Young Children with Developmental Disorders in the Medical Home: An Algorithm for Developmental Surveillance and Screening offers guidance on developmental screening.
The Academy’s affiliated website, National Center for Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs has created a web page to provide information on implementing developmental surveillance and screening. The page includes an interactive developmental surveillance and screening algorithm, and information on mentorship opportunities, community resources, how to create an office system, forming partnerships, training and education and additional resources for clinicians and parents.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
In addition to developmental screening, pediatricians are encouraged to screen children for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at the 18 and 24-month well child visits. Siblings of children with ASD should also be screened with a standardized tool that evaluates social and communication skills.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Screening” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Screening
Modified Checklist for Infants & Toddlers (MCHAT)The Modified Checklist for Infants and Toddlers (MCHAT) is a screening tool to detect the possibility of autism or autism spectrum disorders. This test is for children age 18 or 30 months. This free on line screening tool consists of 23 yes/no items that can be scored in 5 minutes by a professional or paraprofessional. Yes/no answers convert to pass/fail responses.
The child fails the checklist when two or more critical items are failed OR when any three items are failed. Although the M-CHAT is not designed to detect all possible developmental disorders nor will all children who fail the checklist meet criteria for a diagnosis on the autism spectrum, it can identify children who should be evaluated by the pediatrician or referred for a developmental evaluation with a specialist.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – AAP Resources” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
AAP Resources
The AAP Autism Tool Kit – This clinical resource toolkit includes screening tools and care management tools to assist in the recognition, evaluation, and ongoing management of autism spectrum disorders.
Identification and Evaluation of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders – This AAP clinical report offers the pediatrician information on how to recognize the signs and symptoms, create assessment strategies, and encourages awareness of local resources for making definitive diagnosis and management of ASD. Published: PEDIATRICS, November 2007 (Clinical Report) Authors: Chris Plauché Johnson, MD, MEd, Scott M. Myers, MD and the Council on Children With Disabilities Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders – This AAP clinical report offers the pediatrician educational strategies and associated therapies that are the primary treatments for children with ASD. Published: PEDIATRICS, November 2007 (Clinical Report) Authors: Scott M. Myers, MD, Chris Plauché Johnson, MD, MEd and the Council on Children with Disabilities.
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Promoting Oral Health
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ new Bright Futures Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care indicates that an oral health risk assessment be done at ages 6 and 9 months. A referral to a dental home (if available) should be made at 12, 18, 24 and 30 months. If a dental home is not available at those ages, an oral health risk assessment should be done. Also, if the primary water source for the child is not fluoridated, consider oral fluoride supplementation. Click here to view the new periodicity chart. Click here for a summary of changes to the periodicity schedule.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” transparent_background=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Georgia Medicaid and Oral Health” _builder_version=”4.8.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Georgia Medicaid and Oral Health
Georgia Medicaid’s EPSDT program, requires the following:
- Children must be referred to a dentist for routine dental care for members as early as 12 months of age. However, if indicated, a dental referral may be made at any age. An inspection of the mouth must be a part of each screen.
- If HealthCheck provider identifies a concern during oral exam, refer the member to a dentist immediately.
- Discuss the importance of good oral hygiene with member/caregiver.
The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), Georgia Medicaid program provides reimbursement for the application of fluoride varnish by physicians in the Medicaid Fee for Service (FFS) Program. This service when provided by a child’s medical home, can be reported as a 99188. When done in a physician’s office, the procedure can be delegated to appropriate clinical staff. The reimbursement amount is $17.59. The service can be provided for children aged one month through 13 years, 11 months of age, twice annually once teeth are persent.
Locate a Pediatric Dentist
Click here to locate a pediatric dentist at Georgia Academy of Pediatric Denistry
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The Georgia Minor’s Access to Confidential Reproductive Healthcare provides a summary of Georgia laws surrounding minors’ access to confidential care.
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