Children with Medical Handicaps (CMH)

Overview:

The Children with Medical Handicaps program (CMH), is a health care program in the Ohio Department of Health. CMH links families of children with special health care needs to a network of qualify providers and helps families obtain payment for the services their child needs. Special health care needs may be caused by a condition a child is born with or develops later.

CMH promotes early identification of children with special health care needs and treatment of those children by appropriate health care providers.  

CMH has three programs to help children with special health care needs. All services must be given by CMH approved providers.

  • Diagnostic Program: To rule out or diagnose a special health care need or to establish a plan of treatment. There is no financial eligibility.

  • Treatment Program: Children receive services from CMH-approved providers for the treatment of an eligible condition. Both medical and financial eligibility are required for the Treatment program.

  • Service Coordination Program: Helps families locate and coordinate services for this child. This program is limited to children with specific conditions, who are seen by a team or providers at hospitals approved by CMH for service coordination.

Eligibility:

  • Be under 25 years of age

  • Be a permanent resident of Ohio

  • Be under the care of a CMH approved-doctor and who have or may have a chronic medical condition

Eligible services may include:

  • Tests and x-rays

  • Physician visits to CMH-approved doctors

  • Therapy evaluations

  • Days in the hospital

  • Public health nursing services

***Additional services are eligible with the Treatment program and services are based on the child’s condition

Some of the eligible conditions are:

  • Cancer

  • Cerebral palsy

  • Cleft lip/palate

  • Cystic fibrosis

  • Diabetes

  • Scoliosis

  • Hemophilia

  • Hearing loss

  • Juvenile arthritis

  • Metabolic disorders

  • Severe vision disorders

  • Sickle cell disease

  • Spina bifida

  • Congenital heart disease

  • Chronic lung disease

If you are concerned about your child’s health and would like to know if you qualify for this program, please email cmh@loganhealthohio.gov.

Ohio Department of Health Children with Medical Handicaps: https://odh.ohio.gov/know-our-programs/children-with-medical-handicaps/