In DI 34005.100, Low Birth Weight and Failure to Thrive, under listing section100.05A, use the appropriate
table(s) under listing section 105.08B in the digestive system to determine whether
a child’s growth is less than the third percentile. The child does not need to have
a digestive disorder for the purposes of 100.05.
The following provides information regarding the weight-for-length and body mass
index-for-age tables in 105.08B:
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a.
For children from birth to attainment of age 2, use the weight-for-length table corresponding
to the child’s gender (Table I or Table II) in 105.08B.1.
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b.
For children age 2 to the attainment of age 3, use the body mass index (BMI)-for-age
table corresponding to the child’s gender (Table III or Table IV) in 105.08B.2.