Your child's health

Well-child checkups

Children grow and change quickly. It's important your child visits a Primary Care Practitioner (PCP) on a regular basis even when he or she isn't sick. These visits are called well-child checkups.

Your child can get well-child checkups from birth through age 20 as part of your benefits. During a well-child checkup, your child’s PCP:

• Does a complete physical exam
• Checks your child’s growth and nutrition
• Checks your child’s vision, hearing and teeth
• Gives shots as needed
• Orders lab work (for example, a blood test) as needed
• Gives you and your child information about your child’ health

Remember, well-child checkups are important to the health and well-being of your child.  It's important that your child sees the PCP for regular well-child checkups.

Your child should get a well-child checkup at each of the following ages:

Newborn

30 months

12 years

By one month

3 years

13 years

2 - 3 months

4 years

14 years

4 - 5 months

5 years

15 years

6 - 8 months

6 years

16 years

9 - 11 months

7 years

17 years

12 - 14 months

8 years

18 years

15 - 17 months

9 years

19 years

18 - 23 months

10 years

20 years

2 years

11 years

Shots (immunizations)

Shots are a good way to keep your child healthy. And they're a covered benefit.

You can find out which shots your child should get by:

• Checking out the recommended immunization schedule 
• Typing your child's birth date into the instant childhood immunization schedule
• Calling your child’s PCP to see if your child needs them.

Also, don't forget to keep track of your child’s shots by using a shot record.

Remember, shots help protect your child from many bad diseases like whooping cough and measles. Your child should get shots during a well-child checkup. To learn more about shots for your children, read Keeping track of your child's vaccines is smart medicine.