Eligibility
Who is eligible for CSHCS?
Several factors determine if a person is eligible for CSHCS:
Qualifying Medical condition:
CSHCS covers more than 2,700 physical conditions when certain criteria are met. NOTE: CSHCS does not cover developmental, behavioral or intellectual conditions. Click here for a list of these diagnoses. Severity, chronicity of the condition and the need for treatment by a specialist as evaluated by a MDHHS medical consultant.
Age:
Clients must be under the age of 26. Clients age 26 and above with cystic fibrosis, hereditary coagulation defects commonly known as hemophilia, or hereditary red blood cell disorders commonly known as sickle cell disease may also qualify.
Citizenship:
The client, or a parent of the minor client, or court appointed guardian must be one of the following:
- A US citizen, or
- A documented non-citizen who has been admitted for permanent residence, or
- A non-citizen legally admitted migrant farm worker (i.e., seasonal agricultural worker).
Residency:
- Must be a Michigan resident
Eligibility:
- Is not based on income. Families with any income are eligible as long as the previous criteria are met.
- There is a fee to join CSHCS. This fee is waived if the client has Medicaid, MIChild, a court-appointed guardian or lives in a foster home. The fee is determined with a sliding scale based upon family income and family size.