Guidelines for Required Screenings

Use these Guidelines to ensure the health and safety of your patients

In an effort to maintain a consistent standard of health for our enrollees in the Washington DC community, we require that all Primary Care Providers under our network perform the standard screenings listed on this page. Please follow the below guidelines for all required screenings. If you have any questions please contact one of our representatives at (202) 821-1100 or (855) 872-1852.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Screenings

During the initial examination, all new patients of any age must be screened for signs of substance abuse and mental health issues. All screenings should be administered routinely throughout the patients continued care with the provider.  It is the provider’s responsibility to ensure that only approved screen tools and procedures are used during testing.  PCPs must also provide any services needed to the patient and/ or their family in accordance with the results of the substance abuse and mental health screenings.

Adult Wellness Screenings

• Immunizations
• Routine screening for STDs
• HIV/ AIDS screening, testing and counseling
• Breast cancer screening (women only)
• Cervical cancer screening (women only)
• Osteoporosis screening (post-menopausal women)
• HPV screening (women only)
• Prostate cancer screening (men only)
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening (men only)
• Screening for obesity
• Diabetes screening
• Screening for high blood pressure and cholesterol (lipid disorders)
• Screening for depression
• Colorectal cancer screening (enrollees 50 years and older)
• Smoking cessation counseling
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Alcohol and drug screening