D.C. Code § 7-875.04: Payment for health screenings.

(a)

A health insurer’s health benefits plan shall include the uniform, age-appropriate health screening requirements for children from birth to age 21 years who are:

(1)

Residents of the District;

(2)

Wards of the District; or

(3)

Children with special needs who reside or are receiving services in another state.

(b)

The enrollments for Medicaid, Head Start, Healthy Families, and CHIP are expanded to include the requirement of uniform, age-appropriate health screenings for all children.