MEDICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
Description
PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED, FAMILY CENTERED CASE MANAGEMENT FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. INCLUDED ARE: SCREENING/DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS BY MEDICAL TEAM MEMBERS; ORTHOPEDIC; CEREBRAL PALSY; HEART; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; MID-LINE NEUROLOGICAL; CRANIAL FACIAL SURGERY; EYE SURGICAL PROGRAM; HEARING LOSS; NEOPLASM; ASTHMA AND MAJOR MEDICAL SERVICES. PROGRAM IS FOR CHRONIC, LONG LASTING PHYSICAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS. ASSISTANCE IN FINDING OTHER AGENCIES THAT COULD HELP.
Contact Information
Address:
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
208 NORTH PINE
PO BOX 2440
Grand Island
NE
68801-2440
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov/Pges/hcs_programs_mhcp.aspx
Main Phone:
Phone
308-385-6159
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800-892-7922
Fax
308-385-6132
Main Contact(s):
JANIE BRYER
Other Contact(s):
CINDY KELLER
Main Email:
janie.bryer@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
cindy.keller@nebraska.gov
General Information
Agency ID: 750
List of Provided Services:
Assessment Services: Dental, Financial for Assessment, Hearing, Medical Assessment, Neurological, Nutrition, Psychological Assessment, Vocational Assessment
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Case Management: Case Management
Medical: Financial Medical, Financial Medicine
Counties Served: Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Franklin, Garfield, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Howard, Kearney, Loup, Merrick, Nuckolls, Phelps, Sherman, Valley, Webster, Wheeler
Written material: APPLICATION AND BROCHURES IN SPANISH
Eligibility: CHILDREN UNDER AGE 21. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON A CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS, MEDICAL TREATMENT PLAN AND THE FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE COST OF MEDICAL CARE.
Ages Served: Ages 0 to 20
Disabilities Served: Brain Injury/Head Injury, Hearing Impairment, OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: APPEAL TO THE LOCAL OFFICE, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS OR APPEAL BY HEARING OFFICER
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish