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Welcome to the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program. This is your CSHCN Services Program Client Guide. Inside, you will find important information about your new benefits and answers to many of your questions. You’re receiving this guide because you’ve been approved to be in the CSHCN Services Program.
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Last updated on 9/15/2024. The Children with Special Health...
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cshcn@hhs.texas.gov. Mailing Address. CSHCN Services Program. Mail Code 1938. P.O. Box 149030. Austin, TX 78714-9947. The Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program helps children 20 and younger who have special health care needs and people with cystic fibrosis of any age improve their health, well-being and quality of life.
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Nearly 1 out of every 5 children in the United States has a special healthcare need. Children and youth with special healthcare needs (CYSHCN), also known as children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN)external icon, require more care for their physicalexternal icon, developmental, behavioral, or emotional differences than their typically developing peers. A special healthcare need can include physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities, as well as long-standing medical conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, a blood disorder, or muscular dystrophy.
All children have unique needs in emergencies, but care for children with special healthcare needs is often more complex because of their various health conditions and extra care requirements. They may have a hard time moving from one place to another, urgent or constant medical needs, difficulty communicating or have trouble with transitioning to different situations. A disaster can present all these difficulties at once. Knowing what to do can help maintain calm and keep your family safe. Read more about the real stories of children with special healthcare needs preparing for and responding to emergencies.
Planning is key. It is important for families to have an emergency care planexternal icon in place in case a public health emergency like a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or disease outbreak occurs. If there is a child with special healthcare needs in your family, you and your family can prepare by developing a written emergency care plan and practicing your plan. For example, a plan can include medicines or assistance devices that your child needs. If possible, let your child help make the plan. Healthcare providers can work with families of children with special healthcare needs to make sure the child’s needs are covered in the family emergency plan and to identify support networks in your community.
Appropriate response. Stay as connected as possible with children and with others, as these connections can help in providing care and support in an emergency while distracting children to lessen their worries and anxiety. Talk to children about what is happening in a way that they can understand. Keep it simple and consider the child’s age and type of disability. For example, it may be hard to know how much information a child with autism is learning through television and conversations. Adults may have to look for clues that provide information on the feelings and fears of these children.
Use the checklist to help your family prepare for an emergency.
Children with special healthcare needs may need special support services, including medicine and medical equipment, which typically are not available in traditional emergency shelters. In addition, children requiring medical services are not legally able to provide consent for treatment. If your child has specific equipment needs, and/or the needed equipment requires electricity to operate, notify local Emergency Medical Services and other responders of these needs in advance of an emergency. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed an Emergency Information Formexternal icon to help emergency care professionals and healthcare providers give appropriate care for children with special healthcare needs during an emergency. These children should also have access to appropriate resources for safe transportation during an emergency. Families can learn more about safe transportation for their child with special healthcare needs in AAP’s Transporting Children With Special Health Care Needs.external icon
Aug 30, 2024 · Last updated on 9/15/2024. The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program provides health benefits and family services to children 20 or younger who have special care needs and people of any age with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. With a focus on offering clients a medical home, the CSHCN Services Program promotes a ...
Children with special health care needs are defined as “. . . those who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioural, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally” (McPherson, 1998). Any child who meets these ...
InstructionsUpdated: 9/2019PurposePeople in Texas interested in the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Program complete Form 3031 to apply for services.ProcedureWhen to PrepareCase managers may help applicants complete Form 3031 or individuals may complete the form on behalf of the person who needs help.
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Jun 28, 2024 · Children (and youths) with special health care needs (CSHCN, or CYSHCN) can receive services from several federal health programs. To be eligible for CSHCN services, children must require health care and related services beyond those generally required by other children. In Title V of the Social Security Act, CSHCN (and CYSHCN) refer to ...
