10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 272, § I-C
The purpose of the C.C.S./C.S.H.N. Program is to enhance the provision of and access to comprehensive, family-centered, culturally competent, quality health service for these children with special health needs, such as those with congenital or acquired chronic disease, condition and/or physical disability; to assist in the access of rehabilitation services for children who are blind and disabled under the age of sixteen receiving Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) benefits; to play a leadership role in fostering/strengthening communication and treatment linkage between the pediatric specialist or subspecialist and the primary health care physician; to offer long-term management which emphasizes efficiency and effectiveness and, to maximize the utilization of community resources so that care can be provided, to the extent possible, within the child's own community.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 272, § I-C