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Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Medically Handicapped Children’s Program

What you get

Specialty-care coordination and payment for approved medical services related to your child's condition. Open now, but funds are limited, so ask early.

Who starts it
You, with a document from your doctor
How it’s sent
Email to dhhs.mhcp@nebraska.gov
Your time
About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the document
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • Your child is 20 or under.
  • Services must relate to the eligible diagnosis and treatment plan.
  • Specialty treatment must be prior authorized.

  1. Ask your doctor for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services needs a note confirming the diagnosis from your doctor. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [doctor’s name],

We’d like to apply to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’s Medically Handicapped Children’s Program. They offer specialty-care coordination and payment for approved medical services related to our child's condition, and they are taking applications now while funds last.

They need a note confirming the diagnosis from you. Their form and instructions are here: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Medically-Handicapped-Children.aspx

Could you do that when you have a chance? I’ll bring the printed form to our next visit, or I can email it. Thank you for everything you do for us.

[your name] · [phone]
    Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved.

  2. Fill in their formPrint it, or fill it in on screen if the PDF allows.

    Open the application PDF ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    MHCP published application questions
    Applicant and parent/guardian identity, address, household, citizenship, and contact informationDiagnosis, specialist, and treatment plan informationHousehold income, insurance, and medical deductions

    Have ready

    • Completed and signed MHCP application.
    • Income verification requested by MHCP, including IRS Form 1040 for self-employment when applicable.
    • Medical Deductions Worksheet and supporting expense information when deductions are claimed.

  3. Email your application and the document togetherTo dhhs.mhcp@nebraska.gov. Your doctor can send it instead if the document has to stay with them.

    • Submit at a DHHS office or email dhhs.mhcp@nebraska.gov, fax 402-328-6219, or mail MHCP, PO Box 95026, Lincoln, NE 68509-5026.

    Email: dhhs.mhcp@nebraska.gov

    Fax: 402-328-6219

    Subject: Medically Handicapped Children’s Program application, [child’s name]

Hello,

Attached are our completed application and the document from [doctor’s name] at [hospital]. Please let me know that it arrived and if anything is missing.

Thank you,
[your name] · [phone]

After you send

Confirm receipt and prior authorization for specialty treatment before assuming costs are covered. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.

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