Texas Health and Human Services Commission
STAR Kids · About this organization
What you get
Personal care, nursing, home health, equipment, therapies, and help coordinating your child’s care.
How to start
Get in touch with the assigned plan service coordinator for assessment and authorization.
The details, as published
STAR Kids is Medicaid managed care for members from birth through age 20 who have disabilities, integrating acute, pharmacy, behavioral-health, and long-term services and supports. It may cover personal care, private-duty nursing, PPECC, home health, equipment, therapies, Community First Choice, and service coordination, with an annual screening and reassessment after significant changes.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
STAR Kids — medical and insurance costs
STAR Kids is Medicaid managed care for members from birth through age 20 who have disabilities, integrating acute, pharmacy, behavioral-health, and long-term services and supports. It may cover personal care, private-duty nursing, PPECC, home health, equipment, therapies, Community First Choice, and service coordination, with an annual screening and reassessment after significant changes.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
STAR Kids — navigation guides and advocacy
STAR Kids is Medicaid managed care for members from birth through age 20 who have disabilities, integrating acute, pharmacy, behavioral-health, and long-term services and supports. It may cover personal care, private-duty nursing, PPECC, home health, equipment, therapies, Community First Choice, and service coordination, with an annual screening and reassessment after significant changes.
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
STAR Kids — practical items and home help
STAR Kids is Medicaid managed care for members from birth through age 20 who have disabilities, integrating acute, pharmacy, behavioral-health, and long-term services and supports. It may cover personal care, private-duty nursing, PPECC, home health, equipment, therapies, Community First Choice, and service coordination, with an annual screening and reassessment after significant changes.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: STAR Kids combines covered health care with home services and care coordination for disability-related needs.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL may qualify only if Medicaid and STAR Kids disability 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: TX.
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.
- Contact the assigned plan service coordinator for assessment and authorization.
- Establish Medicaid and STAR Kids eligibility.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Cancer alone does not establish disability or authorization; plan, medical necessity, provider, and service rules apply.
- Actual services and providers depend on individualized assessment and plan authorization.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.