1. CHILDREN’S SPECIAL
HEALTH SERVICES
North Dakota Department of Health
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2. CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
• To provide a system of community-
based services for all families of
children and youth with healthcare
needs by using these six focus areas:
1. Family participation and satisfaction
2. Access to medical home
3. Early and continuous screening
4. Adequate insurance
5. Community-based systems of care
6. Transition to adulthood
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3. CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES
BUDGET DATA
Biennium Budget for 2015-2017:
$3.1 Million
Title V Block Grant
State Systems Development Initiative
Russell Silver Syndrome
Autism Database/Registry
• Maternal and Child Health Title V Block Grant:
• $2,582,718
• State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI)
• $212,187
• Russell Silver Syndrome
• $75,000
• Autism Database/Registry
• $244,550
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4. CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES
BUDGET EXPENDITURES
• Pharmacy
• Physician/Office Charges
• Hospital Charges
• Dental Care
• Durable Medical Equipment supplies,
Laboratory Services, Diagnostics,
Orthodontia, Other Practitioners,
Therapies
Pharmacy
32%
Physician/Of
fice
31%
Hospital
20%
Dental
5%
Miscellaneous
12%
EXPENDITURES
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5. CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES
CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM
• Special programs are offered for the underserved populations of the state of North
Dakota
• Those populations are in reference to the American Indian’s and low-income
participants
• Such programs include Medicaid and Health Steps
• Children’s Special Health Services never turn down patients for the inability to pay;
All children and families that qualify for the program are accepted
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