Medical Consenters must make sure the child receives regular Texas Health Steps medical and dental checkups by a STAR Health provider. In the first 30 days after removal, children attend three health care appointments referred to as 3 in 30. The first is the 3-Day medical exam which screens for healthcare concerns and ensures all treatments and prescriptions are in place.

All children entering conservatorship are required to have an initial Texas Health Steps medical checkup within 30 days of coming into care. This initial comprehensive exam is critical to determining a child's medical healthcare needs right away and ensuring the child has appropriate medical care.

Medical Consenters must ensure the child has these two medical appointments to receive the health care and services they need.

In addition, all children, aged 3-17 years, are required to have a Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment within 30 days of coming into care to assess the child's behavioral and emotional care needs and determine what services are most appropriate for the child's individual needs.

A STAR Health Member Connections representative will offer assistance scheduling these appointments during the welcome call to Medical Consenters. The call may occur as quickly as 72 hours after a child's enrollment in STAR Health. After the initial Texas Health Steps medical checkup children in foster care must get regular preventive care Texas Health Steps medical checkups according to the Texas Health Steps periodicity schedule. All children in conservatorship, ages must also have annual updates on CANS assessments for current assessments of behavioral healthcare needs