California Department of Health Care Services
California Children's Services · About this organization
What you get
Help coordinating diagnosis, treatment, medical case management, and specialty services.
How to start
Download the CCS form, fill it in and send it to your county CCS office. Apply for Medi-Cal if the office asks you to.
Good to know
- Ask when you should expect a decision after submitting your application.
The details, as published
State and county program coordinating diagnosis, treatment, case management, and authorized medical services for eligible California residents under age 21 with CCS-eligible conditions.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
California Children's Services — medical and insurance costs
State and county program coordinating diagnosis, treatment, case management, and authorized medical services for eligible California residents under age 21 with CCS-eligible conditions.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- CCS-authorized diagnostic and treatment services
- Covered medical services for the eligible condition
- Medical case management and specialty-care coordination
- Coverage depends on the authorized service and coordination with Medi-Cal or insurance.
- Eligibility and service authorization continue under CCS program rules; no award count applies.
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
California Children's Services — navigation guides and advocacy
State and county program coordinating diagnosis, treatment, case management, and authorized medical services for eligible California residents under age 21 with CCS-eligible conditions.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- CCS-authorized diagnostic and treatment services
- Covered medical services for the eligible condition
- Medical case management and specialty-care coordination
- Coverage depends on the authorized service and coordination with Medi-Cal or insurance.
- Eligibility and service authorization continue under CCS program rules; no award count applies.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. This program can serve a U.S. child with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia when all program-specific rules are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at application.
- The child must be under age 21.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Services generally require CCS authorization and CCS-paneled or approved providers.
- Published routes include family AGI of $40,000 or less; families above that may meet a medical-expense exception, and full-benefit Medi-Cal is another route.
- Expected out-of-pocket medical expenses above 20% of family AGI may satisfy the financial rule.
- Full-benefit Medi-Cal may satisfy the financial route.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: CA.
- The child must be a California resident.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Apply for Medi-Cal if CCS instructs the family to do so.
- Download and complete the current CCS application.
- Return it to the child’s county CCS office with all requested information.
- Review the current official program details and contact the organization, plan, county office, or treating team as directed.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- All information requested by the county CCS office
- Completed CCS application
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official page presents intake as available year-round.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and documents should be confirmed.
- Confirm current intake and all unpublished program-specific rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- How to Apply | DHCS · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Find Out if I Qualify | DHCS · checked Aug 23, 2026
- CCS Medical Eligibility Guide · checked Aug 23, 2026
- California Children’s Services | DHCS · checked Aug 23, 2026
- California Children's Services · checked Aug 24, 2026