Georgia Medicaid
Georgia Pediatric Program · About this organization
What you get
Skilled nursing and personal care at home or in the community when your child's medical and daily-care needs meet the rules.
How to start
Ask your social worker to connect you with an approved GAPP nursing agency; the agency and your child's doctor document care needs and request approval.
The details, as published
The Georgia Pediatric Program provides medically necessary skilled nursing and personal-care support in the home or community for medically fragile Medicaid members under 21 with qualifying multiple-system needs. Families apply through an approved GAPP nursing agency, and physician orders plus prior authorization are required. B-ALL alone is insufficient without the clinical and functional nursing need.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Georgia Pediatric Program — medical and insurance costs
The Georgia Pediatric Program provides medically necessary skilled nursing and personal-care support in the home or community for medically fragile Medicaid members under 21 with qualifying multiple-system needs. Families apply through an approved GAPP nursing agency, and physician orders plus prior authorization are required. B-ALL alone is insufficient without the clinical and functional nursing need.
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
Georgia Pediatric Program — practical items and home help
The Georgia Pediatric Program provides medically necessary skilled nursing and personal-care support in the home or community for medically fragile Medicaid members under 21 with qualifying multiple-system needs. Families apply through an approved GAPP nursing agency, and physician orders plus prior authorization are required. B-ALL alone is insufficient without the clinical and functional nursing need.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: The benefit pays for approved skilled nursing and personal care at home or in the community.
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: GA.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be through: Managed-care members generally use plan-network providers; non-emergency out-of-state care may require prior approval..
- Managed-care members generally use plan-network providers; non-emergency out-of-state care may require prior approval.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
- Ask the agency and treating physician to document the skilled nursing or personal-care need and seek prior authorization.
- Locate an approved GAPP nursing agency in the current GAMMIS provider manual.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Confirm current criteria, agency list, nursing hours, personal-care scope, prior-authorization time, waitlist, and B-ALL fit.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Georgia Pediatric Program · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Georgia Pediatric Program · checked Aug 24, 2026