Medical Assistance - Children

The Division of Health Care Policy sets policy for programs that deliver an array of health care services to eligible Kansans. Included within the Health Care Policy Division is Medicaid and Medical Policy; Mental Health, Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery; Community Supports and Services, which includes oversight and policy for the systems serving persons with physical and developmental disabilities; and Management Operations. Also included is oversight of the state’s mental health and retardation hospitals and the Sexual Predator Treatment Program.

This Section of Information and Links focuses on Medical Assistance and Services for Children.

• Healthwave - Program providing insurance for children in low income families
• Medicaid/Healthwave Eligibility Fact Sheet for Children Under Age 19
• Basic Eligibility Requirement Health Benefit Programs
• Medicaid and Medical Policy
  
• Mental Health
  • State Hospitals
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery
  • Sexual Predator Treatment Program
• Community Supports and Services
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Developmental Disabilities
• Medicaid Eligibility Fact Sheet for Pregnant Women
• Spenddown Process
  

Additional Child Related Medical Services:

• Alcohol and Drug Assessment Centers
• Assistive Technology
• Blind, Services for the
• Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Kansas Children's Severe Emotional Disturbance Waiver - Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
• Kansas Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability Waiver - Home and Community Based Services (HCBS/MR/DD)
• Medicaid
• Mental Health Grants
• Mental Health Reform
• Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery