12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-191-40

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024

Section 12VAC5-191-40 - Scope and content of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program

A. Mission. The Children with Special Health Care Needs Program promotes the optimal health and development of individuals living in the Commonwealth with special health care needs by working in partnership with families, service providers, and communities.

B. Scope. The scope of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program includes the following:

1. Direct health care services.

2. Enabling services.

3. Population-based services.

4. Assessment of community health status and available resources.

5. Policy development to support and encourage better health.

C. Networks and Services. The Children with Special Health Care Needs Program administers the following networks and services:

1. Care Connection for Children.

2. Child Development Services.

3. Virginia Bleeding Disorders Program.

4. Genetics and Newborn Screening Services.

a. Virginia Newborn Screening System.

b. Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System.

5. Virginia Sickle Cell Awareness Program.

6. Pediatric Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic Network.

7. Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic Network.

D. Target population. The target population to receive services from the networks and programs within the Children with Special Health Care Needs Program are the following:

1. Residents of the Commonwealth.

2. Individuals between the ages of birth and their 21st birthday except that the Virginia Bleeding Disorders Program and the Virginia Sickle Cell Awareness Program serve individuals of all ages, and the Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic Network serves individuals 18 years of age and older.

3. Individuals diagnosed as having, or are at increased risk for having, a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.

Each network and program within the CSHCN Program has its own specific eligibility criteria.

E. Goals. The Title V national performance measures, as required by the federal Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA- Pub. L. 103-62), are used to establish the program goals.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-191-40

Amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 7, eff. January 24, 2014; Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. July 25, 2007; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 17, eff. 5/27/2021.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-77 of the Code of Virginia.