The mission of Title X is to provide individuals with the information and means to exercise personal choice in determining the number and spacing of their children. This act authorized grants to provide comprehensive family planning and preventive reproductive health services; such as, screening for breast and cervical cancer, screening for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, level 1 infertility services, and general health education.
Family Planning Services Include:
- Pregnancy testing
- Pre-conception counseling
- Yearly exams
- STD counseling and treatment
- HIV/AIDS testing and counseling
Family Planning Medicaid Waiver Program
Under the Family Planning Medicaid Waiver Program , women are provided:
- Annual physical exams including a pap smear
- Pregnancy testing, if indicated
- Limited treatment for sexually transmitted infections
- Related medicines and lab tests
Who can sign up for this program?
Women who have lost full Medicaid coverage within the last 24 months are eligible for this program.
To qualify for this special Medicaid program, a woman must:
- Want to have family planning services
- Not be pregnant
- Not have had a hysterectomy or tubal ligation
- Have a household income less than or equal to 185% of the current federal poverty level
- Provides proof of identity and U.S. Citizenship