CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP-FORMERLY KIDS CONNECTION)
Description
CHIP IS AN EXPANSION OF MEDICAID AS HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR QUALIFIED CHILDREN WHO ARE WITHOUT OTHER HEALTH INSURANCE AND WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID. IT PROVIDES THE SAME SERVICES COVERED UNDER MEDICAID. REGULAR CHECK-UPS INCLUDE: BABY CHECKUPS AND IMMUNIZATIONS, IMMUNIZATIONS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, YEARLY CHECKUPS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, DENTAL CHECK-UPS AND DENTAL SEALANTS, VISION AND HEARING TESTING. OTHER TREATMENTS INCLUDE: DOCTOR'S VISITS, HOSPITAL CARE, DENTAL TREATMENT, COUNSELING, MEDICATIONS, LABTEST/X-RAYS, EYE GLASSES, SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES. LOCATION IN OMAHA IS AT 1500 N 24TH STREET.
Contact Information
Address:
1050 N STREET
PO BOX 85801
Lincoln
NE
68509
Hours of Operation:
8:00-5:30 M-F
Website:
dhhs.ne.gov/medicaid/Pages/med_CHIP.aspx
Main Phone:
Phone
855.632.7633
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402.595.1178-Omaha
Phone
402-473-7000-Lincoln
Phone
402.595.3700-Omaha
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1275
List of Provided Services:
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Insurance: Financial Insurance
Medical: Dentistry
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: BROCHURES
Eligibility: FAMILY'S INCOME/RESOURCES, UNDER AGE 19, LIVE IN NEBRASKA
Ages Served: Ages up to 18
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision:
Languages with interpreters on staff: