Is CCS the same as Medi-Cal?
Program Description
The CCS program is administered as a partnership between county health departments and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Currently, approximately 70 percent of CCS-eligible children are also Medi-Cal eligible. The Medi-Cal program reimburses their care.
What is CCS program in California?
CCS is a State program for children with certain diseases or health problems. Through this program, children up to 21 years old can get the health care and services they need. CCS will connect you with doctors and trained health care people who know how to care for your child with special health care needs.
What does CCS stand for in insurance?
Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)
What is a CCS provider?
SCCs are comprised of multi-disciplinary, multi-specialty providers who evaluate the client's medical condition and develop a family-centered health care plan to facilitate the provision of timely, coordinated treatment.
What are CCS eligible conditions?
Examples of eligible conditions include diseases of the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, ovaries and testes; growth hormone deficiency, diabetes mellitus, diseases due to congenital or acquired immunologic deficiency manifested by life-threatening infections, inborn errors of metabolism; ...
What is a CCS diagnosis?
CCS applicants diagnosed with at least one of the following shall be medically eligible for participation in the CCS program: (a) Infections of the bone, such as osteomyelitis and periostitis. (b) Infections of the eye when the infection, if untreated, may result in permanent visual impairment or blindness.
What is a CCS therapist?
About California Children's Services (CCS) Program. CCS is a statewide program that coordinates and pays for medical care and therapy services for children under 21 years of age with certain health care needs.
Is CCS Medicare?
Insurance is our specialty! We are a participating Medicare provider. We also accept Medicaid (in most states), as well as most major medical insurance plans.