Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program Provider Manual
Core Values
The Program is guided by the following core values:
- Person-centered,
- Outcome oriented,
- Community integration,
- Family’s involvement in ongoing planning,
- Personal/family responsibility for achieving independence, and
- Collaborative relationships in all areas.
Service coordination is provided to all Program participants, regardless of financial status. Limited funding is available to participants who are medically eligible for the Program, and whose family income is at or below one hundred eighty-five (185) percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
The Program is the payor of last resort. The Service Coordinator will assist the participant/family with identification and access to any and all other payment sources before submitting requests for use of Program funds. The Program will be billed only after all third party sources have been exhausted.