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
1600 10TH STREET
Gering
NE
69341
Hours of Operation:
8:30 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
308-436-6969
Other Phone(s):
Phone
800-477-6393
Fax
308-436-6561
Main Contact(s):
LANA PARMENTER
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
lana.parmenter@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 797
List of Provided Services:
Assessment Services: Dental, Financial for Assessment, Medical Assessment, Neurological, Nutrition, Psychological Assessment, Visual Assessment
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Case Management: Case Management
Medical: Financial Medical, Financial Medicine
Counties Served: Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux
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 HANDLING THE CASE, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS OR APPEAL WITH HEARING OFFICER.
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish