Special Health Services

Improves health outcomes of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) by advancing a quality, comprehensive system of care that promotes the healthy development and well-being of children and their families. Six core outcomes that describe the system of services for CSHCN include:
 

• Family Professional Partnership
• Medical Home

  • Children and youth with special health care needs should receive a medical home model of care that is patient-centered, coordinated, comprehensive, and ongoing.

  • Healthy Children: Your Child’s Medical Home
• Adequate Health Insurance
  • Families should have access to adequate insurance and funding to pay for services they need.
  • North Dakota Medicaid https://www.hhs.nd.gov/healthcare 
  • SHS Healthcare Coverage Options Booklet pdf - https://www.hhs.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/DOH%20Legacy/Health_Care%20_Coverage_Options_Booklet.pdf
  • Comprehensive Health Association of North Dakota https://www.chand.org/
  • Health Insurance Marketplace https://www.healthcare.gov/
  • North Dakota Association for the Disabled https://ndad.org/
• Early and Continuous Screening and Surveillance

  • Children and youth should be screened early and continuously.

  • Right Track https://www.hhs.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/right-track-broch.pdf
  • Early Intervention https://www.hhs.nd.gov/early-childhood-services/early-intervention
  • Health Tracks https://www.hhs.nd.gov/healthcare/medicaid/health-tracks
  • CDC’s Developmental Milestones https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
• Easy to Use Services and Supports

  • Community-based services should be organized so families can use them easily.

  • North Dakota Health and Human Services https://www.hhs.nd.gov/applyforhelp
  • Family Voices of North Dakota https://fvnd.org/
  • Pathfinders https://www.pathfinder-nd.org/
  • FirstLink https://myfirstlink.org/
  • Heartland Genetic Services https://www.heartlandcollaborative.org/for-families/genetics-services/
  • Federation of Families https://www.ffcmh.org/
• Transition to Adult Health Care

  • Children and youth with special health care needs should receive services necessary to make transitions to adult life, including healthcare.

  • GotTransition https://www.gottransition.org/
  • Launch my Life ND https://www.launchmylifend.com/
  • Vocational Rehabilitation https://www.hhs.nd.gov/vr

Provides coverage for services to children with chronic health conditions who meet eligibility criteria.

• Diagnostic and Treatment Services
• Russell Silver Syndrome

• Metabolic Food
• Pediatric Specialty Clinics and Other Resources
• School Health/School Nursing