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Old 11-24-2008, 05:36 PM
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ACCESS is ONLY mental health. There should also be another medical/insurance card/coverage for your child. We've had foster kids that have had Unison, Gateway, etc. ACCESS does not cover prescriptions, glasses, dental, etc. It only covers therapy, in home services, etc. All foster children have BOTH ACCESS and another insurance card. Each county in PA has ACCESS and the medical insurance card, but the actual insurance carrier differs by county. For instance, our ACCESS insurance carrier in Dauphin County is Community Behavioral HealthCare Network of Pennsylvania (CBHNP). We adopted my son from Northumberland County and we are in Dauphin County -- we had to wait several months before he could receive services under his insurance since it would be different insurance companies. I have fostered children from both Dauphin and York counties. Your caseworker is incorrect and you need to get a hold of he/she and get the other insurance card. The other coverage is what covers any/all medical.

If you have any other questions, just ask -- Ive been through it.
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