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About CIHCP in Bandera County |
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CIHCP (County Indigent Health Care Program)
is a county program that
provides medically necessary health care benefits to individuals who meet
the income, resource, residency and household criteria; and who are
ineligible for other state or federal assistance programs. This is not an
insurance program. |
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CIHCP pays for basic, medically necessary health
care services such as: |
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Physician services
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Annual physical exams
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Immunizations
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Medical screening
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Laboratory and X-Ray services (ordered by physician)
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Family planning services
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Skilled Nursing facility (ordered by physician)
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Prescriptions (max 3 per month; ordered by physician;
no over-the-counter)
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Rural health clinic services
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Inpatient and Outpatient hospital services
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And Bandera County has also
opted to include: |
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Advanced Practice Nurse
services
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Ambulatory Surgical
Center services
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Diabetic Medical
supplies and services
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Physician Medical supplies and services
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Participants may be responsible
for services received that are not covered or not medically necessary.
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Income limitations |
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Generally a person with earned income could earn up to $389 per
month and still meet the income limit of 21% of the Federal Poverty
Income Level (FPL) for a household of one.
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Those with unearned income have a different
calculation applied.
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CIHCP administration follows HIPAA guidelines (Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) which outline how private
health information should be managed and protected. A copy is available
on request or use the link below. |
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There is an application process and documentation may
be required for residency, income and assets. A copy of any
documentation from the Social Security Administration re status of
claims for federal programs will be required. |
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Applications for the program
can be obtained at the County Judge’s offices in the Bandera Courthouse at
500 Main Street, Bandera or use the link below to print a copy. To request
an application by mail or for more information, call 830-460-7503. |
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