N.C. Health Choice is available only to those children who do not qualify for Medicaid. There is not a separate application for Health Choice. All children who are not eligibile for Medicaid are evaluated for Health Choice.
You may apply at the County Department of Social Services (DSS) in the county where you live.
If possible, take the items listed below with you when you go to the DSS office to apply. If you do not have some or all of these items, please apply anyway because it is very important to protect your application date. The DSS can assist you in obtaining these items and information.
You are not required to bring an application with you, but it may speed the process to print and fill out as much of the application as you can ahead of time.
If you are unable to go to a DSS office, you may also print and mail completed Medicaid and Health Choice Applications to your local DSS office. Or you may call and ask that an application form be mailed to you. If you are disabled, a county representative may be able to make a home visit to assist you with the application process.
Faxed applications and applications received over the internet are not acceptable.
Some health centers and hospitals have application forms available and may be able to assist you in completing them.