Medicine
Chapter 7
Section 3.7
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Issue Date: December
5, 1984
Revision: C-1,
March 10, 2017
1.0 DESCRIPTION
The
current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM) indicates that the essential feature
of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a persistent pattern
of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent
and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable
level of development.
2.0 POLICY
Otherwise
allowable services that are necessary to diagnose and treat attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder may be cost-shared.
3.0 EXCLUSIONS
Services
and supplies related to general or special education.
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