CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES (CSHCS)

Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) is a program within the Michigan Department of Community Health for children and some adults with special health care needs and their families.

Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) helps persons with chronic health problems by providing:

• Coverage and referral for specialty services, based on the child’s health problems.
• Family-centered services to support you in your primary role as caretaker of your child.
• Community-based services to help you care for your child at home and maintain normal routines.
• Culturally competent services which demonstrate awareness of cultural differences.
• Coordinated services to pull together the services of many different providers who work within different agencies.

Qualifications for CSHCS

• Children must have a qualifying medical condition and be 25 years old or under.
• Persons 26 and older with cystic fibrosis or certain blood coagulation disorders may also qualify for services.

Examples of over 2,000 covered medical diagnoses:

Cancer
Hearing Loss
Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsy
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
Muscular Dystrophy
For a complete list of diagnoses click here

Your child’s medical condition, not your income, determines if you qualify for this program. To inquire about CSHCS call 1-800-221-0294 or CSHCS Family Phone Line # 800-359-3722.

If your child is currently enrolled and you and your child:

• Need mileage/meals/lodging support for an out of town specialist/hospital visit
• Need to see a new specialist or add a new specialist to your child’s list of providers
• Would like to apply for support from the Children with Special Needs Fund.
• Would like to speak with the CSHCS nurse by telephone, in the office, or by a home visit to develop your child’s annual plan of care, coordinate services, and receive more information about the CSHCS process