This pamphlet, translated in Spanish, provides contact information for some of the Michigan resources and programs available to help families who have children with special needs such as family support services, special health care, early intervention, special education, and financial support.
Keyword: Special Health Needs
Medicaid Provider Manual
The Medicaid Provider Manual contains coverage, billing, and reimbursement policies for Medicaid, Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS), Adult Benefits Waiver, Maternity Outpatient Medical Services (MOMS), and other healthcare programs adminstered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Children’s Special Health Care Services – Diagnosis Codes
CSHCS covers approximately 2,600 medical diagnoses that require care by a medical or surgical subspecialist and are handicapping in nature. Diagnosis alone does not guarantee medical elgibility for CSHCS. The individual must also meet the evaluation criteria regarding the level of severity, chronicity, and the need for annual medical care and treatment. This document provides the diagnostic codes that CSHCS covers.
Health Care Programs Eligibility
Health care coverage is available to children, adults and families who meet certain eligibility requirements with the goal to ensure that essential health care services are made available to those who otherwise do not have the financial resources to afford them.
Resources for Families of Infants and Toddlers with Special Health Needs
This pamphlet provides contact information for some of the Michigan resources and programs available to help families who have children with special needs such as family support services, special health care, early intervention, special education, and financial support.