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Maternal
Child & Adolescent Health
Program (MCAH)
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN’S SERVICES
(CCS)
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- Assist
with access to medical care
- Financial
assistance for seriously ill,
injured or handicapped
children
including medical care, therapy,
and durable medical equipment
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is Eligible? |
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- Children
(20 years of age and younger) who
are seriously ill, injured, handicapped
or have a congenital defect
- Families
qualify by income and medical
condition
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Who
Provides the service? |
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- CCS
approved providers and centers
- Clients
may also receive care by local
physicians as long as they
are in conjunction
with CCS paneled
providers
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Where
are the services provided? |
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- Medical
services are available across the
State, at private provider offices,
and medical centers
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What
is offered? |
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- Case
management by Public Health Nurses
- Physical
Therapy and Occupational Therapy
- Financial
assistance to meet medical needs
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How
to apply? |
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- Contact
Public Health at 527-6824
- Referrals
accepted from any source, including
self referral
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Cost? |
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- If
eligibility criteria is met, services
are free
- If
annual fee is required it is based
on a sliding scale
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