These programs help low-income families (usually) or/and children with special needs.

When you click on the link for YOUR State’s Department of Public Health, search for (if it’s not immediately evident) ‘Children Health’ or ‘Children Medical’ services.

If the NAME of the State Program and information it is known, that information will be below the state and link.

Another resource for all states is your local Social Security Office. If a child can be declared disabled, they would be covered by the local or state Medicaid program.

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State and Local Health Departments

• Alabama Department of Public Health: http://www.adph.org/
• Arkansas Department of Health: http://www.healthyarkansas.org/
  
• Arizona Department of Health Services: www.hs.state.az.us/
• California Department of Health Services: http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/
  1. The Program for Children in California is Called: CALIFORNIA CHILDREN SERVICES, or CCS: Direct Link: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/pcfh/cms/ccs/ they pay for bandages and many other needs. There are income requirements.
  2. City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/health/
  3. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services: http://phps.dhs.co.la.ca.us/
  4. City of Pasadena Public Health Department: http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/publichealth
  5. Public Health Week – Kern County: www.kernpublichealth.org/
  6. San Diego County Health Department:  www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/cntydepts/health/
  7. San Francisco Department of Public Health: http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: www.cdphe.state.co.us/cdphehom.asp
• Connecticut Department of Health: http://www.dph.state.ct.us/ Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment: http://ww2.co.jefferson.co.us/ext/dpt/health/
• District of Columbia Department of Health: www.dchealth.com/
• Florida Department of Health: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/
  The Program for Children in Florida is Called: CHILDREN MEDICAL SERVICES, or CMS
  Direct Link: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/cms/index.html or http://www.cms-kids.com/ they pay for bandages and many other needs.
• Georgia Division of Public Health: www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/
  The Program for Children in Georgia is Called: PEACHCARE. They also have CHILDREN MEDICAL SERVICES, or CMS and Babies Can’t Wait (BCW).
  Direct Links:
  PEACHCARE http://www.peachcare.org/
  CHILDREN MEDICAL SERVICES health.state.ga.us/programs/cms/index.asp
  BABIES CAN’T WAIT http://health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/index.asp
  Hendry County Health Department: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chdHendry/home.html
• Hawaii Department of Health: www.hawaii.gov/health
• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: http://www2.state.id.us/dhw
• Illinois Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.il.us/
• Indiana State Department of Health: http://www.in.gov/isdh/index.htm
  Dupage County Health Department: http://www.dupagehealth.org/ Macon County Health Department, Decatur, IL: www.maconcountyhealth.org/
• Iowa Department of Health: http://idph.state.ia.us/
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment: http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/
• Kentucky Department for Public Health: http://publichealth.state.ky.us/
  The Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department: http://www.nkyhealth.org/
• Louisiana Department Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health: http://www.oph.dhh.state.la.us/
• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/
• Massachusetts Department of Health: http://www.state.ma.us/dph.dphhome.htm
  Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Health and Human Services:www.co.mo.md.us/services/hhs/
  Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP):www.co.mo.md.us/services/dep/
• Michigan Department of Public Health: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
  The Program for Children in Michigan is Called: CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES Direct Link: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch they pay for bandages and many other needs. There are income requirements.
• Minnesota Department of Public Health: http://www.health.state.mn.us/
  Genesee County Health Department, Flint, MI: http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/
  Macomb County Health Department: http://www.co.macomb.mi.us/publichealth
• Mississippi Department of Health: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm
• Missouri Department of Health: http://www.health.state.mo.us/
• Montana Department of Health: http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/
  St. Charles County Department of Community Health & the Environment : http://www.scchealth.org/
  
  
• Nebraska Department of Health: www.hhs.state.ne.us/
  
  
• Nevada State Health Division: http://health2k.state.nv.us/
  The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department in Lincoln, Nebraska: www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/health/index.htm
  
  
• New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/
  
  
• New Mexico Department of Health: http://www.health.state.nm.us/website.nsf/frames?ReadForm
  
  
• New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services: www.state.nj.us/health/
  
  
• New York State Department of Health: www.health.state.ny.us/
  The Program for Children in New York is Called: PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Direct Link: http://www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/publications/
  
  
• North Carolina Department of Public Health: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dph
  Henderson County Department of Public Health: www.hendersoncountync.org/health
  Surry County Health Department: http://www.surry.com/
  
  
• North Dakota Department of Health: http://www.health.state.nd.us/
  Grand Forks Health Department: www.grandforksgov.com/publichealth
  
  
• Ohio Department of Health: http://www.odh.state.oh.us/
  The Program for Children in Ohio is Called: BUREAU OF CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL HANDICAPS Direct Link: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/cmh/cwmh/bcmh1.aspx
  
  
• Oklahoma State Department of Health: www.health.state.ok.us/
  The Program for Children in Oklahoma is Called SOONERCARE. Another resource would be the Re-Hab office. They work with handicapped individuals to train and provide education so that the individuals can get jobs.
  Direct Links: SOONERCARE www.okdhs.org
  RE-HAB OFFICE http://www.okrehab.org/services_ssdb.html            Wayne County Combined General Health District: Wayne-Health.org
  
  
• Oregon Department of Human Resources: www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/
  
  
• Pennsylvania Department of Health: http://webserver.health.state.pa.us/health.site.default.htm
  
  
• Rhode Island Department of Health: www.health.state.ri.us/
  
  
• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/
  
  
• South Dakota Department of Health: http://www.state.sd.us/doh/index.htm
  
  
• Tennessee Department of Health: http://www.state.tn.us/health
  
  
• Texas Department of Health: www.tdh.texas.gov/
  Harris County Health Department (Houston): www.hd.co.harris.tx.us
  
  
• Utah Department of Health: http://www.health.utah.gov/
  
  
• Vermont Department of Health: http://www.healthyvermonters.info/
  Salt Lake Valley Health Department: http://www.slvhealth.org/
  
  
• Virginia Department of Health: www.vdh.state.va.us/
  
  
• Washington State Department of Health: http://www.doh.wa.gov/
  
  
• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services: http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/ Contact the Human Services Dept. in an individual’s county. A parent in Taylor County worked with the Birth to 3 coordinator and that’s how she got information regarding the Katie Beckett program. It’s basically MA, but it goes off of the child’s income, not the parents.
  Public Health – Seattle & King County: www.metrokc.gov/health
  
  
• Wyoming Department of Health: http://wdhfs.state.wy.us/wdh/

Want a link added? Do you have the NAME or any information about a Children’s State program that is not listed? Are any of these links old or outdated? PLEASE LET US KNOW!!! Just fill out the SURVEY below and I will edit the list.

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