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; ORAL PLASTIC; EYESURGICAL 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 OFFER HELP.
Contact Information
Address:
DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
1050 'N' STREET
Lincoln
NE
68508
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
402-471-5308
Other Phone(s):
Phone
877-213-4754
Fax
402-471-5062
Phone
402-471-5379
Main Contact(s):
JEAN NOLTE
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
jean.nolte@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 751
List of Provided Services:
Assessment Services: Dental, Financial for Assessment, Hearing, Medical Assessment, Neurological, Nutrition, Psychological Assessment, Visual Assessment
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Case Management: Case Management
Medical: Financial Medical, Financial Medicine
Counties Served: Butler, Cass, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Polk, Richardson, Saline, Saunders, Seward, Thayer, York
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: NONE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: APPEAL TO LOCAL STAFF, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OR AN APPEAL WITH A HEARING OFFICER.
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish