Preventive Health Guidelines

In alignment with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contract provisions, CenCal Health must cover and ensure all preventive and medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services for adult and pediatric members as recommended by:

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Recent updates to the recommendations from these professional organizations are available at the links provided:

• USPSTF A&B Recommendations
• CDC Immunization Schedules
• AAP Periodicity Schedule

Additionally, these recommendations are summarized in CenCal Health’s ‘Preventive Health Guidelines’ member handout, available for download at the links below.

Adult Preventive Health Guidelines:

• English
• Spanish

Child Preventive Health Guidelines:

• English
• Spanish

Should you desire hardcopies of any of these documents, please email healthed@cencalhealth.org