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Hawaii Medicaid: New guidance for early childhood mental health providers

Published June 3, 2026

AI Summary

Hawaii Medicaid has issued new care and billing guidelines for providers working with young children's mental health services. The guidelines include best practices for using the DC:0-5™ diagnostic tool, provide billing code crosswalks, and offer access to free training resources.

Action Required

Immediately: Billing team should review the new DC:0-5 billing codes crosswalk at the provided link and consider adopting these billing codes for early childhood mental health services. Access the free DC:0-5 manual and training resources to ensure proper implementation. Contact Provider Services at 888-980-8728 with questions about the new guidelines.

Plan Types

Medicaid

States

HI

Specialties

psychiatry, pediatrics