Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Home Care Children / TEFRA Medicaid · About this organization
What you get
Medicaid coverage for children with substantial disabilities and care needs who live at home. Parental income is not counted.
How to start
Send the complete HCC/TEFRA packet to your local CSHCS office, or fax or mail it as directed. Keep fax transmissions to 60 pages or fewer.
The details, as published
A disability and institutional-level pathway can make Medicaid available to qualifying children living at home without counting parental income; cancer alone is insufficient.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Home Care Children / TEFRA Medicaid — medical and insurance costs
A disability and institutional-level pathway can make Medicaid available to qualifying children living at home without counting parental income; cancer alone is insufficient.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A Michigan child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
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: MI.
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.
- Use the official program page or contact MDHHS/local CSHCS staff for current screening and application.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal
- Online Portal · Open form or page
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
- Not cancer-specific; program-specific eligibility, authorization, provider, funding, and capacity rules apply.
- Confirm current program-specific eligibility, limits, local access, and capacity.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Home Care Children / TEFRA Medicaid · checked Aug 24, 2026