Children's Medical Services (CMS) provides a community-based, family-focused, care coordinated, culturally appropriate, comprehensive system of medical/health care for eligible children, birth to 21, with chronic medical conditions.
CMS is the state and federally funded Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs Program. Eligibility for the program includes medical and financial requirements. Children who are Medicaid/PeachCare enrolled, receive SSI, or are in foster care are eligible for CMS services.
In CMS, children from birth to age 21 with eligible conditions receive comprehensive, coordinated specialty care. The medical eligibility includes, but is not limited to the following conditions:
- Burns
- Cardiac conditions
- Chronic lung disease (including cystic fibrosis)
- Craniofacial anomalies (including cleft lip/palate)
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Hearing disorders
- Spina Bifida
- Neurological and Neurosurgical conditions (including epilepsy and hydrocephalus)
- Orthopedic and/or Neuromuscular disorders (including scoliosis)
- Congenital or Traumatic Amputation of limbs
- Cerebral Palsy
- Vision disorders (including cataracts, glaucoma, amblyopia and strabismus)
For more information about Children’s Medical Services, please call (678) 610-7417.