Get ready to apply
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
MASSTART School Health Support
What you get
Help planning safe school attendance and learning for students with medical needs. Ask whether requests are open.
- Who starts it
- You
- How it’s sent
- Email to specialhealthneeds@state.ma.us
- Your time
- About 15 minutes
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
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What their form asks
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026Send it by email to specialhealthneeds@state.ma.us.
What the form asks for
They don’t publish the questions in advance. Have your contact details, your child’s diagnosis and date, and the hospital’s name to hand.
After you send
Ask which regional MASSTART provider has the request and what school or medical information that provider needs next. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.