Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) nurse visiting services are available to eligible pregnant Medicaid recipients. These services include care coordination, assessments and screenings, case management, and preventative health education and counseling. NFP is a nationally recognized evidence-based model that has demonstrated improved health outcomes and is maintained by the National Service Organization (NSO). These improved outcomes can ultimately help reduce health care costs over the mother and child’s lifespans. NFP nurse visiting services are:

1. (1) Tailored to each woman’s needs.
2. (2) Delivered in the home setting, via telehealth, or in an alternative community setting as indicated by client need.
3. (3) Provides case management activities for the woman through the prenatal and postpartum periods and through the infant’s second birthday.

Author: John Majors, Associate Director, Maternity and Family Planning

Statutory Authority: Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. Section 440.169(b); and State Plan.

History: Repealed and New Rule: Filed February 19, 1999; effective March 26, 1999; operative May 1, 1999. Amended: June 11, 2003; effective July 16, 2003. Amended: Filed October 12, 2005; effective November 16, 2005. Amended: Filed July 12, 2018; effective August 26, 2018. Repealed: Published December 31, 2019; effective February 14, 2020. New Rule: Published June 30, 2022; effective August 14, 2022.