New York State Department of Health
Health Homes Serving Children · About this organization
What you get
A care manager to coordinate medical care, mental-health care, rehabilitation, and practical services.
How to start
Go to the official state page and follow the county, health plan, provider, or the health insurance marketplace process for current screening and access.
Good to know
- Not cancer-specific; county, plan, provider, medical-necessity, capacity, and authorization rules vary.
The details, as published
Intensive Medicaid care management coordinates medical, behavioral, rehabilitation, and social services for children under 21 meeting chronic-condition and appropriateness rules; cancer alone is not a single qualifying condition.
What help you may get
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Health Homes Serving Children — navigation guides and advocacy
Intensive Medicaid care management coordinates medical, behavioral, rehabilitation, and social services for children under 21 meeting chronic-condition and appropriateness rules; cancer alone is not a single qualifying condition.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A New York child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific criteria are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 20, measured at service date.
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: NY.
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 state page and follow the county, health plan, provider, or NY State of Health route for current screening and access.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
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; county, plan, provider, medical-necessity, capacity, and authorization rules vary.
- Confirm current local or plan eligibility, provider capacity, benefit limits, and access.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Health Homes Serving Children · checked Aug 24, 2026