Practice and Preventive Health Guidelines

All Blue Cross NC guidelines are based on the most current scientific evidence, and are adapted from standards published by nationally recognized authorities.

Click on the links below to download the guidelines.

Preventive Health Guidelines

Preventive Health Guidelines are standards of care developed to encourage the appropriate provision of preventive services to patients, according to their age, gender, and risk-status. These services include screenings, immunizations, and physical examinations.

Oral Health Guidelines

Pregnant Women

Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Oral Health Care During Pregnancy and Through the Lifespan, 2013

Website:

• http://www.acog.org/media/Committee_Opinions/Committee_on_Health_Care_for_Underserved-Women/co569.pdf

Children

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics - Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents, 2017

Website:

• https://brightfutures.aap.org/Bright Futures Documents/BF4_OralHealth.pdf

Source: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Guideline on Periodicity of Examination, Preventive Dental Services, Anticipatory Guidance/Counseling, and Oral Treatment for Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 2013

Website:

• http://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/G_Periodicity.pdf

Source: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Policy on Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Care, 2016

Website:

• http://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/BP_PerinatalOralHealthCare.pdf

Source: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Policy on Use of Fluoride 2014

Website:

• http://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_Guidelines/BP_FluorideTherapy.pdf

Perinatal care

Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Guidelines for Perinatal Care, 8th edition
Website:

• http://ebooks.aappublications.org/content/guidelines-for-perinatal-care-8th-edition

0-19 years

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents, 2017
Website:

• https://brightfutures.aap.org/materials-and-tools/guidelines-and-pocket-guide/Pages/default.aspx

20-64 years

Source: United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Recommendations for Primary Care Practice American Academy of Family Physicians, Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations
Websites:

• https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/recommendations

• http://www.aafp.org/patient-care/browse/type.tag-clinical-preventive-services-recommendations.html

65+ years

Sources: United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Recommendations for Primary Care Practice American Academy of Family Physicians, Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations

Websites:

• https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/recommendations,

• http://www.aafp.org/patient-care/browse/type.tag-clinical-preventive-services-recommendations.html

All ages - Immunizations

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Website:

• http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

Practice Guidelines

Practice Guidelines are systematically developed statements that help practitioners make decisions about appropriate health care for specific chronic or acute clinical circumstances.