California Children’s Services [CCS]

• Age: Under 21 years of age.
• Residence: Must be a permanent resident of Stanislaus County
• Income: Family income must be less than $40,000 per year according to the adjusted gross income on your California taxes. A child may be eligible when the family income is more then $40,000 if you have full scope Medi-Cal, Healthy Families or if medical care for the child’s CCS condition is expected to cost the family more then 20% of the family’s income. If your child is adopted your income may not be an issue. There is no financial eligibility requirement for diagnostic services or for services through the Medical Therapy Program.
• Medical Conditions: Only certain conditions are eligible. In general, CCS covers medical conditions that are physically disabling or require medical, surgical, or rehabilitative services.

If your child is eligible, CCS may pay for or provide:

• Treatment, such as doctor services, hospital and surgical care, physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT), laboratory rest, X-rays, orthopedic appliances and medical equipment.
• Medical Case management to help get special doctors and care for your child when medically necessary and referral to other agencies, including public health nursing and regional centers


• Medical Therapy Program (MTP), which can provide PT, and/or OT in some public schools for children who are medically eligible for these special services.

Anyone can refer a child to CCS, including parents. Ask your child’s doctor if your child has a medical condition eligible for CCS. After the referral the parents will fill out an application and/or financial eligibility form and meet all the requirements. CCS provides case management, diagnostic services, treatment services, Special Care Centers and Medical Therapy Services.

The Medical Therapy Program provides necessary PT and OT services to medically eligible children. There is a separate evaluation by the Medical Therapy Team. Eligibility for the MTP is the same, but there is no financial eligibility. Target Population: Anyone associated with children in the community