Georgia Department of Public Health
Children’s Medical Services · About this organization
What you get
Help arranging specialty care, equipment, travel, interpreters, appointments, and payment sources for your child.
How to start
Send in the shared Child Health Referral Form to the county contact or complete a referral by phone.
Good to know
- Get written approval before a service if the program requires it.
The details, as published
Children’s Medical Services coordinates care for Georgia residents from birth through age 20 with a qualifying chronic condition and family income below 247% FPL. It may help with uncovered services or equipment, specialty access, transportation, translation, transition, providers, insurance, funding, appointments, and community referrals. Exact B-ALL code C91.00 did not automatically qualify in the live database.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Children’s Medical Services — medical and insurance costs
Children’s Medical Services coordinates care for Georgia residents from birth through age 20 with a qualifying chronic condition and family income below 247% FPL. It may help with uncovered services or equipment, specialty access, transportation, translation, transition, providers, insurance, funding, appointments, and community referrals. Exact B-ALL code C91.00 did not automatically qualify in the live database.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Children’s Medical Services — navigation guides and advocacy
Children’s Medical Services coordinates care for Georgia residents from birth through age 20 with a qualifying chronic condition and family income below 247% FPL. It may help with uncovered services or equipment, specialty access, transportation, translation, transition, providers, insurance, funding, appointments, and community referrals. Exact B-ALL code C91.00 did not automatically qualify in the live database.
Amount not published
School And Learning
Children’s Medical Services — school and learning
Children’s Medical Services coordinates care for Georgia residents from birth through age 20 with a qualifying chronic condition and family income below 247% FPL. It may help with uncovered services or equipment, specialty access, transportation, translation, transition, providers, insurance, funding, appointments, and community referrals. Exact B-ALL code C91.00 did not automatically qualify in the live database.
Amount not published
Travel And Transportation
Children’s Medical Services — travel and transportation
Children’s Medical Services coordinates care for Georgia residents from birth through age 20 with a qualifying chronic condition and family income below 247% FPL. It may help with uncovered services or equipment, specialty access, transportation, translation, transition, providers, insurance, funding, appointments, and community referrals. Exact B-ALL code C91.00 did not automatically qualify in the live database.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Care coordination can help find uncovered services, equipment, and insurance resources for your child.
School And Learning: Transition planning and community referrals can help you find resources; direct tutoring is not described.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program scope includes U.S. children with cancer, which includes pediatric B-ALL when the stated eligibility rules are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: 159 county health departments and 18 public health districts.
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.
- CMS determines medical and financial eligibility and coordinates approved services.
- Submit the shared Child Health Referral Form to the county contact or complete a referral by phone.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- B-ALL alone is not published as an automatic qualifying condition; a separate listed condition or local special-circumstances approval is required.
- Prior written approval may be required before CMS pays for services.
- Confirm B-ALL special-circumstance handling, cost sharing, service caps, transport rules, response time, capacity, and current clinics.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Children’s Medical Services · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Children’s Medical Services · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Children’s Medical Services · checked Aug 24, 2026