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Information on How to find Individual State Programs
These programs help low-income families (usually) or/and children with special needs.

When you click on the link for YOUR State's Department of Public Health, search for (if it's not immediately evident) 'Children Health' or 'Children Medical' services. If the NAME of the State Program and information has been submitted on the Survey, that information will be below the state and link. 

Another resource for all states is your local Social Security Office. If a child can be declared disabled, they would be covered by the local or state Medicaid program.

We did this page with the help of those that submitted info on the Insurance Survey. HELP US make this page more useful! Submit the info for your state on the Insurance Survey!

Medicare list of contacts
http://www.medicare.gov/contacts/static/allStateContacts.asp

State and Local Health Departments

• Alabama Department of Public Health: http://www.adph.org/
  
  
• Arkansas Department of Health: http://www.healthyarkansas.org/
  
  
• Arizona Department of Health Services: www.hs.state.az.us/
  
  
• California Department of Health Services: http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/
  The Program for Children in California is Called: CALIFORNIA CHILDREN SERVICES, or CCS
  Direct Link: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/pcfh/cms/ccs/
  They pay for bandages and many other needs. There are income requirements.
  
  
  • City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/health/
    
    
  • Los Angeles County Department of Health Services: http://phps.dhs.co.la.ca.us/
    
    
  • City of Pasadena Public Health Department: http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/publichealth
    
    
  • Public Health Week - Kern County: http://www.kernpublichealth.org/
    
    
  • San Diego County Health Department:
    www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/
    
    
  • San Francisco Department of Public Health: http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/
    
    
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: www.cdphe.state.co.us/cdphehom.asp
  
  
  • Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment:
    http://ww2.co.jefferson.co.us/ext/dpt/health/
    
    
• Connecticut Department of Health: http://www.dph.state.ct.us/
  
  
• District of Columbia Department of Health: www.dchealth.com/
  
  
• Florida Department of Health: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/
  The Program for Children in Florida is Called: CHILDREN MEDICAL SERVICES, or CMS
  Direct Link: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/cms/index.html or http://www.cms-kids.com/
  They pay for bandages and many other needs.
  
  • Hendry County Health Department: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chdHendry/home.html
    
    
• Georgia Division of Public Health: www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/
  The Program for Children in Georgia is Called: PEACHCARE. They also have CHILDREN MEDICAL SERVICES, or CMS and Babies Can't Wait (BCW).
  Direct Links: PEACHCARE http://www.peachcare.org/ 
                   CHILDREN MEDICAL SERVICES health.state.ga.us/programs/cms/index.asp
                   BABIES CAN'T WAIT http://health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/index.asp
  
  
• Hawaii Department of Health: www.hawaii.gov/health
  
  
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: http://www2.state.id.us/dhw
  
  
• Illinois Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.il.us/
  
  
  • Dupage County Health Department: http://www.dupagehealth.org/
    
    
  • Macon County Health Department, Decatur, IL: www.maconcountyhealth.org/
    
    
• Indiana State Department of Health: http://www.in.gov/isdh/index.htm
  
  
• Iowa Department of Health: http://idph.state.ia.us/
  
  
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment: http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/
  
  
• Kentucky Department for Public Health: http://publichealth.state.ky.us/
  
  
  • The Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department: http://www.nkyhealth.org/
    
    
• Louisiana Department Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health: http://www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/
  
  
• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/
  
  
  • Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Health and Human Services: www.co.mo.md.us/services/hhs/
    
    
  • Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP): www.co.mo.md.us/services/dep/
    
    
• Massachusetts Department of Health: http://www.state.ma.us/dph.dphhome.htm
  
  
• Michigan Department of Public Health: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
  The Program for Children in Michigan is Called: CHILDREN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
  Direct Link: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
  They pay for bandages and many other needs. There are income requirements.
  
  
  • Genesee County Health Department, Flint, MI: http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/
    
    
  • Macomb County Health Department: http://www.co.macomb.mi.us/publichealth
    
    
• Minnesota Department of Public Health: http://www.health.state.mn.us/
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Health: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm
  
  
• Missouri Department of Health: http://www.health.state.mo.us/
  
  
  • St. Charles County Department of Community Health & the Environment : http://www.scchealth.org/
    
    
• Montana Department of Health: http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/
  
  
• Nebraska Department of Health: www.hhs.state.ne.us/
  
  
  • The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department in Lincoln, Nebraska: www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/health/index.htm
    
    
• Nevada State Health Division: http://health2k.state.nv.us/
  
  
• New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/
  
  
• New Mexico Department of Health: http://www.health.state.nm.us/website.nsf/frames?ReadForm
  
  
• New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services: www.state.nj.us/health/
  
  
• New York State Department of Health: www.health.state.ny.us/
  The Program for Children in New York is Called: PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
  Direct Link: http://www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/publications/
  
  
• North Carolina Department of Public Health: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dph
  
  
  • Henderson County Department of Public Health: www.hendersoncountync.org/health
    
    
  • Surry County Health Department: http://www.surry.com/
    
    
• North Dakota Department of Health: http://www.health.state.nd.us/
  
  
  • Grand Forks Health Department: www.grandforksgov.com/publichealth
    
    
• Ohio Department of Health: http://www.odh.state.oh.us/
  The Program for Children in Ohio is Called: BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL HANDICAPS
  Direct Link: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/cmh/cwmh/bcmh1.aspx
  
  • Wayne County Combined General Health District: Wayne-Health.org
    
    
• Oklahoma State Department of Health: www.health.state.ok.us/
  The Program for Children in Oklahoma is Called SOONERCARE. Another resource would be the Re-Hab office. They work with handicapped individuals to train and provide education so that the individuals can get jobs.
  Direct Links: SOONERCARE www.okdhs.org 
                   RE-HAB OFFICE http://www.okrehab.org/services_ssdb.html
                   
  
• Oregon Department of Human Resources: www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/
  
  
• Pennsylvania Department of Health: http://webserver.health.state.pa.us/health.site.default.htm
  
  
• Rhode Island Department of Health: www.health.state.ri.us/
  
  
• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/
  
  
• South Dakota Department of Health: http://www.state.sd.us/doh/index.htm
  
  
• Tennessee Department of Health: http://www.state.tn.us/health
  
  
• Texas Department of Health: www.tdh.texas.gov/
  
  
  • Harris County Health Department (Houston): www.hd.co.harris.tx.us
    
    
• Utah Department of Health: http://www.health.utah.gov/
  
  • Salt Lake Valley Health Department: http://www.slvhealth.org/
    
    
• Vermont Department of Health: http://www.healthyvermonters.info/
  
  
• Virginia Department of Health: www.vdh.state.va.us/
  
  
• Washington State Department of Health: http://www.doh.wa.gov/
  
  
  • Public Health - Seattle & King County: www.metrokc.gov/health
    
    
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services: http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/
  Contact the Human Services Dept. in an individual's county. A parent in Taylor County worked with the Birth to 3 coordinator and that's how she got information regarding the Katie Beckett program. It's basically MA, but it goes off of the child's income, not the parents.
  
  
• Wyoming Department of Health: http://wdhfs.state.wy.us/wdh/
  

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