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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
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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
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- 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
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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
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- Easy to Use Services and Supports
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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/
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- Transition to Adult Health Care
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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
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Provides coverage for services to children with chronic health conditions who meet eligibility criteria.
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Contact Us
Special Health Services
North Dakota Health and Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
Phone: (701) 328-2436
ND Relay TTY: (800) 366-6888
Toll-free: (800) 755-2714
Fax: (701) 328-1645
Email: dohcshsadm@nd.gov