The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program was created
in 1933 to help children with special health-care needs in Texas improve their
health, well-being, and quality of life. The Program pays for medical treatment
and equipment for eligible children with special needs from birth to 21 years of
age and for people of any age with cystic fibrosis. Clients can get medically
necessary health-care benefits and support services such as respite care (care
provided by others). Clients and families can also get services like case
management, which can help them find other services they need.
The Program focuses on families and helps parents and providers work
together. The Program works hard to make sure that families receive services
that honor and respect their cultural beliefs, traditions, and values.
Eligibility for CSHCN Services Program Benefits
To qualify for CSHCN Services Program health benefits, an applicant must be a
person younger than 21 years of age who has a chronic physical or developmental
condition or a person of any age with cystic fibrosis.
CSHCN Services Program Contact Information
By phone:
- CSHCN Services Program (TMHP Client Assistance line): 1-877-888-2350
- DSHS-CSHCN Services Program Inquiry Line: 1-800-252-8023
By e-mail:
You can send an e-mail to
cshcn@dshs.state.tx.us. You can also
go to the CSHCN Services Program homepage at
www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn and click on Contact CSHCN at the bottom of the
page.
By mail:
CSHCN Services Program
Purchased Health Services Unit
Mail Code 1938
Department of State Health services
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714