Children's Special Health

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