Children's Medical Services (CMS)

CHDP Eligibility

- Medi-Cal recipients who are enrolled in Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans are eligible for health exams from birth to age 21 years.

- CHDP provides free periodic preventive health services to non-Medi-Cal eligible children and youth from birth to age 19 whose family income is equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal income guidelines. They are eligible for health exams based on the same schedule as Medi-Cal eligible children and youth.

- Children in Head Start and State Preschool programs.

- Children in Child Welfare Public Nursing Program (CWPHN).