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Hawaii Medicaid: New guidance for early childhood mental health providers

UnitedHealthcare·HI · Psychiatry, Pediatrics·State news
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Feb 1, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

Hawaii Medicaid has issued new care and billing guidelines for QUEST Integration Health Plans and providers working with early childhood mental health. The guidelines introduce best practices for using the DC:0-5™ diagnostic tool and provide a crosswalk to existing billing codes with access to free training resources.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: Providers treating early childhood mental health patients should review the new DC:0-5 diagnostic tool guidelines and billing code crosswalk. Access the free training resources provided by Hawaii Medicaid. Billing team should adopt the recommended billing codes and update encounter forms accordingly. Contact Provider Services at 888-980-8728 with questions.

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