Acronyms
Children with Special Needs
Medicaid
Miscellaneous
Resources
100
This nutrition program is for women, infants and children.
What is WIC?
100
This program helps children under the age of 3 who have a developmental delay.
What is Early Childhood Intervention?
100
These are some of the recipients of Medicaid.
Who are children under 21, pregnant women and disabled adults?
100
Brochures and pamphlets regarding THSteps, Case Management and Medical Transportation can be ordered through this website.
100
This is the federally funded program that assists families with food, formerly food stamps.
What is SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?
200
This program's goal is to identify and intervene early to reduce the impact of delay or disability of the child.
What is ECI?
200
This is a state funded insurance program benefitting children with special health care needs.
What is CSHCN, Children with Special Health Care Needs?
200
Name three things covered by Medicaid.
What are eyeglasses, medical equipment, medical supplies, medical coverage or dental coverage?
200
This company carries out the Traditional Medicaid claims payments for the state of Texas.
What is TMHP, Texas Medicaid Healthcare Partnership?
200
This resource is committed to helping parents of children with catastrophic illnesses or injuries by providing financial, emotional and spiritual support, in the name of Christ.
What is Ragan's Hope? (Resource provided by April Morris 4/14/14)
300
________ ________ ________ is a program that assists children under 21 with their personal care.
What is PCS?
300
This program is a benefit of Medicaid assisting families with activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living.
What is Personal Care Services, PCS?
300
This is an extension of Medicaid that covers nursing, medical equipment and supplies.
What is CCP, Comprehensive Care Program?
300
This agency contracts with the state of Texas to provide outreach and informing of Medicaid services and assist with enrollment.
What is Maximus?
300
This is a free online program that helps parents learn sign language in order to improve communication with their children.
What is Family Signs?
400
This is a program that provides insurance to children who are over the income limit for Medicaid but under 200% of the FPIL.
What is CHIP?
400
This is the one exception to the age limit for CSHCN.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
400
Texas women under 64 who have breast or cervical cancer with low income and no health insurance can receive help from this program.
What is Medicaid for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MBCC)?
400
This program provides a certificate that verifies the presence of hearing loss for applicants for tuition waiver at state supported post-secondary schools in Texas.
What is the Certificate of Deafness for Tuition Waiver? CODTW
400
This program provides a discount on phone service for qualifying low-income consumers.
What is The Lifeline program?
500
This program does not have an income limit, provides respite and nursing services to children with a medical need and may provide home modifications.
What is MDCP?
500
This program helps children with a disability who need health insurance but make too much money to receive traditional Medicaid, SSI, CHIP or CSHCN.
What is Medicaid Buy In for Children, MBIC?
500
These are some of the changes of the Affordable Care Act that became effective January 1, 2014.
What are a 12 month certifcation and no resource test?
500
This interagency group is comprised of public and private agencies that develop service plans for families who have tried everything else.
What is the CRCG, Community Resource Coordination Group?
500
This program is designed to help qualified low-income individuals living in an area where they can choose their service provider, reduce the monthly cost of electric service.
What is Lite Up Texas?
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