BCMH
What is BCMH?
BCMH, the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps, is a health care
program in the Ohio Department of Health. BCMH links families of children
with special health care needs to a network of quality providers and helps
families obtain payment for services their children needs.
BCMH can be broken down into four areas:
1) Public Health Nurse Services
A registered nurse employed by your local health department skilled in
working with children and families works with you to identify health care
needs for your child. The nurse can also provide information to families
about available resources and services and helps the family learn about
their child’s growth and development. This service is available for children
who are enrolled in the Help Me Grow program.
2) The Diagnostic Program
Children can receive services for three months, from BCMH-approved
providers, to rule out or diagnose a special health care need or establish a
plan of treatment. There is no financial requirement for diagnostic
services.
3) The Treatment Program
Children can receive services for one year, from BCMH-approved providers,
for treatment of an eligible condition. Both medical and financial
eligibility are required for the Treatment Program. If the child remains
eligible, services may be renewed each year until the child reaches age 21.
4) The Service Coordination Program
This program helps families locate and coordinate services for their child.
This is a limited program available to children, with specific conditions,
who are seen by a team of providers at hospitals approved by BCMH for
service coordination.
Which children are eligible for BCMH?
Those who are:
∙ Age 0-21
∙ Permanent residents of Ohio
∙ Children who are at risk for, may have or have a chronic
medical condition
∙ Under the care of a BCMH-approved physician (For the
diagnostic and treatment programs)
Please call the Henry County Health Department for more information.
Breast and
Cervical Cancer Program
The Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP) is a program that assists
women in a ten county area with Henry County being one of those counties.
BCCP is a grant funded program that provides low-income, uninsured
women who are 40 and over receive mammograms, pap, pelvic, and breast exams
all from local contracted providers.
To see if you qualify call the local BCCP office at 1-800-929-6626.
Bioterrorism
Our goal is for the Henry County Health Department to respond quickly and
efficiently to intentional, accidental, or natural disasters affecting
public health or jeopardize the safety of Henry County citizens.
We accomplish this
goal by working in a Unified Command System and with other emergency
responders (police, fire, EMA, hospitals and others) to assess and respond
to emergency situations. Since the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City
and the use of anthrax against citizens in 2001, there is an increase
awareness of our vulnerability as a nation. With this realization, the
government established the Department of Homeland Security. Grant money was
made available to states and communities for improving preparedness on a
state and local level. The Henry County Health Department has used this
grant to develop plans and resources so the health department is able to
respond to a bioterrorists incident, infectious disease outbreak or other
public health emergency. Emergency preparedness is and an extension of the
mission of public health which is to promote physical and medical health and
prevent disease, injury, and disability.
Websites to visit to
help you prepare for emergencies:
http://www.ready.gov | http://www.pandemicflu.gov | http://www.ohiopandemicflu.gov/ | http://www.cdc.gov/
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http://www.odh.state.oh.us | http://www.fema.gov
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster | http://www.serveohio.org
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http://www.nwopandemicflu.org
