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What
are CHDP Referrals?
One of the goals of the CHDP
Program is to identify children with medical, dental, nutritional and
developmental problems. Once identified, the children may need referral
for diagnosis and/or treatment of that problem. The CHDP health
professional is required to assist families obtain the care their
children need.
How
does the referral process work?
Once a child with a problem
is identified during a CHDP examination, the CHDP health professional
and the family discuss and decide what the child needs. The health
professional knows the resources within Santa Cruz County and can
make a referral for the child. A special form, the LTR referral form, is
used
to facilitate the referral process.
What
kinds of resources are available to pay for a referral?
There are several forms of
insurance to pay for services, such as Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and
California Kids. Regional Center and
California Children Services provide help to children with special needs
at little or no cost to families. In addition, there are many community
organizations that offer free or low cost services to children.
Does
the CHDP Administrative Office help with the referral process?
The CHDP Staff are available
to assist families and providers find and obtain needed services. A
Public Health Nurse tracks children who have been identified with a
problem and referred during a CHDP examination. She/he works to assure that
the child received the needed service.
Can
families independently refer their children?
Many of the resources
available to children can be accessed directly by families. Parents
often can make referrals happen faster by initiating the process with a
phone call or a letter.
Families can contact the
CHDP Administrative Office if they need help with a referral.
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here for contact information
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