Genesee County Health Department
Better Life Through Better Health
What is CSHCS?
Children with special health needs face many challenges. Families who
care for children who have chronic health conditions often need a
variety of support services. Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS)
is a program that assists children and some adults with chronic health
problems. The program works with families to ensure that the special
needs child or adult receives quality care. Services include paying
specialty medical bills, referral to and coordination of services from
specialty providers like doctors, hospitals and clinics, coordinating
health insurance benefits, covering co-pays or deductibles, family and
caretaker support and home care services, supplies and equipment.
A child’s medical condition, not income, qualifies him or her for
the program. The child must be under 21 years of age. Adults age 21 and
over with cystic fibrosis or certain blood clotting disorders also may
qualify. CSHCS covers more than 2,000 diagnoses. Some examples of common
health conditions that may qualify are:
- cancer
- cerebral palsy
- cleft palate and lip
- liver disease
- club foot
- deformed limbs and amputations
- spina bifida
- some vision disorders
- paralysis and spinal injuries
- hemophilia and other blood clotting disorders
- cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions
- hearing loss
- insulin-dependent diabetes
- muscular dystrophy
- some heart conditions
- epilepsy
- kidney disease
- sickle cell anemia.
Other conditions also may be eligible. For more information about Children's
Special Health Care Services , call the Genesee County Health
Department at 257-3146 or the Michigan Department of Community Health at
1-800-359-3722.
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