Ohio Department of Medicaid
Ohio Medicaid Child Coverage and Healthchek · About this organization
What you get
Health coverage including preventive screenings, tests, and medically necessary treatment for your child.
How to start
Use your child’s provider or plan to request Healthchek screening and medically necessary follow-up.
Good to know
- Underlying Medicaid eligibility, prior authorization, and provider-network rules apply.
The details, as published
Ohio Medicaid covers eligible children and provides Healthchek, Ohio's EPSDT benefit for members under 21. Healthchek includes preventive screening and medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services to correct or improve conditions found, including care related to pediatric cancer when covered.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Ohio Medicaid Child Coverage and Healthchek — medical and insurance costs
Ohio Medicaid covers eligible children and provides Healthchek, Ohio's EPSDT benefit for members under 21. Healthchek includes preventive screening and medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services to correct or improve conditions found, including care related to pediatric cancer when covered.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Ohio Medicaid Child Coverage and Healthchek — navigation guides and advocacy
Ohio Medicaid covers eligible children and provides Healthchek, Ohio's EPSDT benefit for members under 21. Healthchek includes preventive screening and medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services to correct or improve conditions found, including care related to pediatric cancer when covered.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Medicaid-enrolled children with B-ALL may receive covered oncology care and EPSDT services.
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: OH.
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.
- Apply for or maintain Ohio Medicaid through Ohio Benefits.
- Use the child’s provider or plan to request Healthchek screening and medically necessary follow-up.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- 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 | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Underlying Medicaid eligibility, prior authorization, and provider-network rules apply.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Ohio Medicaid Child Coverage and Healthchek · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Ohio Medicaid Child Coverage and Healthchek · checked Aug 24, 2026