Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) is a state program that supports and provides health care services and case management for children who are at risk for or who have a developmental disability or chronic health condition. Find more information about SHCN clinics at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment website.

Children may receive care at the Center for Child Health and Development (Kansas City location) for the following conditions:

• Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate
• Cardiology
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Seizure Disorders
• Urology
• Genetic and/or metabolic conditions such as PKU

Families may contact CYSHCN for information or to apply for services through any of three offices:

• Kansas City CYSHCN Regional Office:
  Special Health Care Needs
  Center for Child Health and Development, Room 1005
  University of Kansas Medical Center
  3901 Rainbow Blvd.
  Kansas City, KS 66160-7340
  Phone: 913-588-6343
  Fax: 913-588-8568
• Topeka Administrative CYSHCN Office:
  Special Health Care Needs
  1000 SW Jackson, Suite 220
  Topeka, KS 66612-1274
  Phone: 785-296-1313
  Fax: 785-296-8616
• Wichita SHCN Regional Office:
  1-866-511-0151
  Special Health Care Needs
  Suite 202, 3243 E. Murdock
  Wichita, KS 67208
  Phone: 316-962-2021
  Fax: 316-962-2017