Safety Net Program

The Children’s Medical Services’ Safety Net Program can help pay for some medically necessary health services and family needs. The program serves children with chronic and serious health conditions who do not qualify for Florida Medicaid or KidCare or are unable to access services.

Safety Net helps families on a first-come, first-served basis, until the funds have been allocated. There is a limit to what Safety Net can pay per child, each year. Families may also have to pay some of the cost for services, based on a sliding fee scale. The program covers services and care coordination for up to two qualifying health conditions.


Children eligible for the Safety Net Program:

Must be a Florida resident
Must meet Medicaid or KidCare financial requirements and sliding fee criteria
Must be age 21 or younger
Must meet the Children’s Medical Services clinical screening requirements or have a physician attest to the child’s qualifying medical conditions.

Covered Services:
Outpatient specialty physician services
Diagnostic testing
Prescription medications
Dental services for cleft lip or palate diagnoses, and craniofacial anomalies
Low protein modified foods for phenylketonuria (PKU) and other inherited metabolic disorders
Other services may be covered, as approved

To get started, call Children’s Medical Services at 855-901-5390. You can also email CMSClinicalEligibilityUnit@FLHealth.gov to request an application. To apply, you must send CMS the following documents:

Completed and signed application
Copy of your household income
Proof of insurance or a denial from Medicaid or KidCare