ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS

Child Health Check-Up

The Child Health Check-Up program is a preventive and comprehensive service for eligible children birth through 20 years of age and for children in the MediKids program.

The Child Health Check-Up program provides for regular health check-ups that include a comprehensive health and developmental history (including assessment of behavioral health status); a comprehensive physical exam; nutritional and developmental assessment; vision, hearing and dental screenings; lab tests (including testing for lead poisoning); appropriate immunizations (shots); health education/anticipatory guidance; diagnosis and treatment; and referral and follow-up, as needed.

For more information on Child Health Check-Ups, a person should contact their MediPass provider, HMO provider, County Health Department, your Community Health Center or their local Medicaid office.

MediKids

MediKids is a Florida KidCare Program. Administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration, the program offers low-cost health insurance coverage for children ages 1 through 4. See the MediKids Parent Information brochure for additional facts about the program.

• MediKids enrollees receive most Medicaid benefits.
• MediKids enrollees receive services from Medicaid providers.
• MediKids is not an entitlement program.
• Families pay a $15 or $20 monthly premium per household, depending on income.
• MediKids offers a full pay premium of $159 per month for each child, for families with incomes greater than the program guidelines.

Medically Needy

The Medically Needy Program is for people with extremely high medical bills but whose income is too high to qualify for traditional Medicaid. The program mostly covers people who have experienced a very serious illness and either have no health insurance or have exhausted their benefits. To find out if person is eligible, contact the Department of Children and Families’ toll-free number (866) 762-2237, or to view their website click www.myflorida.com/cf_web.