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SNiP Tips

Appendix III: Time Frames for Appointment Availability

 

Type of care: Appointment has to be available:
Emergency Immediately
Urgent medical or behavioral problems Within 24 hours of request
Non-urgent "sick" visit Within 48–72 hours of request, as clinically indicated
Routine (non-urgent) preventive appointment Within 4 weeks of request
Specialist referral (non-urgent) Within 4 to 6 weeks of request
Initial prenatal visit Within 3 weeks during first trimester
Within 2 weeks during second trimester
Within 1 week during third trimester
Adult (older than 21) baseline and routine physicals Within 4 weeks of enrollment
Well Child Care Within 4 weeks of request
In-plan initial family planning visits Within 2 weeks of request
In-plan mental health or substance abuse follow-up visits (after emergency or hospital discharge) Within 5 days of request
In-plan, non-urgent mental health or substance abuse visits Within 2 weeks of request
Initial PCP office visit for newborns Within 48 hours of hospital discharge
Provider visits to make health, mental health, and substance abuse assessments for the purposes of making recommendations regarding a recipient's ability to work, when requested by local social services district Within 10 days of request by enrollee

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