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; CRAINIAL 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
304 NORTH 5TH STREET
Norfolk
NE
68702
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov/pages/hcs_program_mhcp.aspx
Main Phone:
Phone
402-370-3422
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402-370-3131
Phone
888.704.0180
Fax
402-370-3497
Main Contact(s):
JEANETTE HASTINGS
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
jeanette.hastings@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
nelda.rosenbaum@nebraska.gov
General Information
Agency ID: 752
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: Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cedar, Cherry, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Holt, Knox, Madison, Nance, Pierce, Platte, Rock, Stanton, Thurston, Washington, Wayne, Antelope
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, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: APPEAL TO THE LOCAL OFFICE, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OR APPEAL WITH A HEARING OFFICER.
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish