Special Health Care Needs – Healthy Children and Youth Program (HCY)

The Special Health Care Needs Healthy Children and Youth Program (HCY) is a divison of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). The HCY Program provides service coordination and authorization for medically necessary services for MO HealthNet (fee-for-service, not managed care) recipients with special health care needs from birth to age 21. Service coordination includes assessment through home visits and links to services and resources that enable participants to remain safely in their homes with their families. Authorized services may include in-home personal care, in-home nursing care and skilled-nursing visits.