New Jersey Department of Human Services
MLTSS for Medically Complex Children · About this organization
What you get
Help arranging long-term care for intensive nursing and everyday care needs.
How to start
You contact the program and explain what you need. Ask what to include in your request.
Good to know
- Not cancer-specific; individual financial, disability, activity, emergency, plan, and provider rules apply.
The details, as published
Medicaid long-term-services pathway serves children 20 or younger meeting skilled level-of-care and intensive nursing/functional criteria; cancer alone is insufficient.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
MLTSS for Medically Complex Children — practical items and home help
Medicaid long-term-services pathway serves children 20 or younger meeting skilled level-of-care and intensive nursing/functional criteria; cancer alone is insufficient.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A New Jersey B-ALL family may qualify when the separate program-specific 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: NJ.
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: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- If the child has Medicaid, call the assigned MCO; otherwise call DDS at 1-888-285-3036 to initiate the MLTSS assessment.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · Open form or page · 1-888-285-3036 — For children age 20 or younger who do not currently have Medicaid.
- Phone · Open form or page — A child who already has Medicaid must contact the assigned managed care organization to initiate assessment.
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 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Not cancer-specific; individual financial, disability, activity, emergency, plan, and provider rules apply.
- Confirm current individual eligibility, limits, capacity, and local application details.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- MLTSS for Medically Complex Children · checked Aug 24, 2026