Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) is a program within Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. The program enrolls person’s newborn to age 21 with qualifying medical diagnosis. Adults over 21 may qualify with cystic fibrosis and certain blood clotting disorders. The medical condition, not income determines if you qualify for this program. This program can be used alone or in conjunction with private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

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

How can CSHCS help your family?

CSHCS strives to enable individuals with special health care needs to have improved health outcomes and an enhanced quality of like through the appropriate use of the CSHCS system of care.
Provide coverage and referrals for specialty services based on the person’s health problems
Family centered services to support you in your role as primary caretaker of your child.
Link to community based services to help you care for your child at home and maintain normal routines.  

Our goals:

Assist individuals with special health needs in accessing the broadest possible range of appropriate medical care, health education and supports.
Assure delivery of these services and supports in an accessible, family oriented, culturally component, community-based and coordinated manner.
Promote and incorporate parent/professional collaboration in all aspects of the program.
Remove barriers that prevent individuals with special health care needs from achieving these goals.

Eligibility and Applying for CSHCS:

Assistance is available through the local health department in the determination process for program eligibility.

If eligible, your specialist will need to submit a medical record, less than 1 year old, describing the condition and treatment. Your specialist will need permission to send the medical information to CSHCS. Click here to print an Authorization to Release Protected Health Information Form.

Please call the DHD2 office in your county for more information:

Alcona/Ogemaw 1-800- 504-2650 ext. 1600

Iosco/Oscoda 1-800- 504-2650 ext. 1700