Family Centered Care Services (Special Child Health Services)
 
Contact Information
Pauline Lisciotto
609-777-7778
e-mail

Division of Family Health Services
Department of Health & Senior Services
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Web site
 
Hours of Service
Each of these programs observes general business hours.
 
How to Apply

Pauline Lisciotto
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
609-777-7778
Visit this web-site for State program contacts and a list of providers in your area.

 
Parent Organization
Department of Health and Senior
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
Web site
 
Program Description
Family Centered Care Services programs focus on providing family-centered, community-based, individualized and accessible services to children up to 21 years of age with a broad range of disabilities or chronic illnesses, and to women, infants, children, youth and their families living with HIV and AIDS. 

The SCHS Case Management Program in conjunction with the County Boards of Chosen Freeholders administers a system of 21 case management units.  Nurses and social workers at each county unit help families with children with special needs to get connected with local, State and/or federal programs and services.  The SCHS Case Management Program also helps eligible families to purchase braces, prosthesis, hearing aids, and pharmaceutical needs for children with asthma and cystic fibrosis. 

The Specialized Pediatric Services Program administers grants to 11 Child Evaluation Centers including 6 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Diagnostic Centers, 5 Cleft Lip/Palate Craniofacial Centers and 3 Tertiary Care Centers to help New Jersey families get access to in-State pediatric specialty care.

The Family Centered HIV Care Network of seven regional centers (partially funded through the Ryan White Care Act) helps to assure that New Jersey families have access to comprehensive specialty care to treat HIV and AIDS.
 
Fees
No fee for case management.
Sliding fee scale for assistance to purchase hearing aids, asthma/cystic fibrosis medications and orthotics
Fee schedules apply to specialty care provided through the Specialized Pediatric Services and Family Centered HIV Care Network programs. Third party reimbursement is accepted and no client shall be denied access to services due to the presence or absence of third party coverage.
 

Eligibility
General Requirements:
Case Management and Fee-for-Service clients must be New Jersey residents; be children up to 21 years; and registered with the New Jersey Birth Defects and Special Needs Registry.
 
Income Requirements:
None for Case Management, Specialized Pediatrics or the Family Centered HIV Care Network
Up to 300% federal poverty level to purchase hearing aids, asthma/cystic fibrosis medications and orthotics
 
Areas Served
Statewide
 
Language Translation Services
Dependent on staff coverage
 
Program Web Site Address
http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/sch/