Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps – The Jackson County Health Department provides a Public Health Nurse(PHN) to help identify and refer children with potentially handicapping conditions and to assist families in finding and utilizing needed services. Home visits are made by the PHN to help families coordinate services. The PHN works with other agencies to make sure the child’s needs are met and keeps in touch with families with letters and phone calls. The PHN coordinates and staffs specialty clinics and informs families and care providers about BCMH and the Medical Home Concept. The Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps is a tax-supported program though the Ohio Department of Health.

Eligibility

BCMH Program Services

For additional information, contact Kathie Stevenson, RN. at the Jackson County Health Department.

Phone: (740)286-5094 ext.230 or Email: kstevenson@jchd.us