Children's Special Health
Children's Special Health (CSH) is a program for Wyoming children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) who require something beyond routine and basic care. Wyoming's CSH program is funded through Title V of the Social Security Act and state matching funds in order to do the following:
- Build community capacity via training, technical assistance, and financing
- Facilitate the development of community-based systems of services
- Provide and promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated care for children and youth with special health care needs
- Provide direct healthcare services to children and families as a way to fill gaps in services
- Support core public health functions such as resource development, capacity building, public information, technical assistance to communities, provider training, and gathering and analyzing data
Services
- Coordination of care: helping families access services in their community
- Diagnostic evaluation to determine diagnosis
- Financial assistance for qualifying medical conditions (see eligibility for more information)
- Funds for translation services required by CSH clients
- Genetics and specialty care clinics
- Limited funding for transportation
- Some equipment and medications