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Children's Special Health Services (CSHS)

Serving children with special health care needs and their families.

About Children's Special Health Services

The Division of Children's Special Health Services (CSHS) is located within the Special Populations Section in the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH). The purpose of CSHS is to provide services for children with special health care needs and their families and promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated services and systems of health-care.

CSHS Overview 2009 (588kb ppt)

History

In 1935, Title V of the Social Security Act authorized federal funding for state Maternal and Child Health programs. It is the key source of support for promoting and improving the health of all the nation's mothers and children, including children with special health-care needs. With the Act, the program known as Crippled Children's Services was established. In July of 1995, the name of the program in North Dakota was changed from Crippled Children's Services to Children's Special Health Services.

Since its original authorization in 1935, Title V of the Social Security Act has been amended several times to reflect the increasing national interest in maternal and child health and well-being. One of the major changes occurred in 1981 when Title V converted to a block grant program. This change resulted in the consolidation of seven categorical programs into a single block grant. Another significant change occurred in 1989 with passage of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). OBRA '89 specified new requirements for Title V accountability.

Administrative Staff

Children's Special Health Services' (CSHS) administrative staff provide leadership and support to state and local partners so they can implement improvements in the health-service system. Primary partners identified by CSHS in this effort include families, county social service staff, health-care providers, and related program administrators. A contact list for state CSHS staff is listed below:

Tamara Gallup-Millner
CSHS Division Director
Phone: 701.328.4814
tgallupmillner@nd.gov

Joan Connell, MD
CSHS Medical Director
Phone: 701.328.2436
dohcshsadm@nd.gov

Devaiah Muccatira
MCH Research Analyst - SSDI Coordinator
Phone: 701.328.4963
dmuccatira@nd.gov

Melissa Evans
Claims & Eligibility Administrator
Phone: 701.328.4815
mhevans@nd.gov

Sue Burns
Program Administrator
Phone: 701.328.4669
sburns@nd.gov

Tricia Kiefer
Program Administrator
Phone: 701.328.4854
tkiefer@nd.gov

Diane Bruley
Administrative Assistant II
Phone: 701.328.2436
dbruley@nd.gov

Alicia Phillips
Administrative Assistant I
Phone: 701.328.4812
aaphillips@nd.gov

Denise Kirsch
Office Assistant III
Phone: 701.328.4816
dkirsch@nd.gov

Budget

For the 2007-2009 biennium, Children's Special Health Services operates on a $2.4 million dollar budget. Primary funding sources include:

  • Maternal and Child Health Block Grant/federal funds for children with special health-care needs matched with state and local funds
  • State Systems Development Initiative Grant/federal funds without a match requirement that support MCH data infrastructure
  • State General Funds earmarked for children with Russell Silver Syndrome

Title V Data

The Title V Information System (TVIS) contains qualitative programmatic information and quantitative data collected by 50 states and nine jurisdictions.

 

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