Children's Hearing Aid Program serves children 0-5 years old. Children ages 6+ may apply for the Hearing Aid Recycling Program. Qualifying children must:

• be a resident of Utah
• be diagnosed as having hearing loss by an audiologist
• provide documentation from an audiologist with pediatric expertise certifying that he/she needs hearing aids
• be ineligible to receive a hearing aid through the state’s Medicaid program
• not have insurance coverage for hearing aids
• meet the financial need qualification criteria established by the department for participation

Provides access to hearing aids for financially eligible families. Accepts donations of used hearing aids and unused batteries.

Stephanie McVicar, Program Manager

• Audiological Evaluations
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Hearing Aids
• Case/Care Management

Provides a statewide, population-based surveillance system that has identified birth defects in children born in Utah since 1994. 

Services Include:

• Monitor the occurrence of birth defects in Utah
• Assess trends over time
• Address community concerns
• Examine clustering of birth defects
• Quantify morbidity and mortality
• Health services planning
• Referral for services
• Monitor intervention strategies
• Secondary prevention
• Consumer education and advocacy
• Health care provider education

Infants with possible developmental delays.

Provides legislative oversight, programs and training of professionals for newborn hearing screening in the state.

Services Include:

• Children's Hearing Aid Program (CHAP)
• Hearing Aid Recycling Program (HARP)
• Cytomegalovirus Public Health Initiative
• Utah Newborn Hearing Screening Committee
• Utah Guide to Pediatric Audiologists
• Parent-to-Parent Support
  • Contact at ehdiparents@utah.gov

Program Manager: Stephanie McVicar

Autism, reside in Utah

Through the Autism Systems Development Program, the CSHCN Bureau provides leadership that brings together many of the agencies and advocates who influence the statewide system of services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families.

The program has four components: Utah Autism Initiative (UAI), Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (URADD), Data System Integration, and ASD Resource Management. The ASDP:
- Refers individuals with ASD to services for evaluation and treatment
- Refers to care coordination programs
- Updates ASD diagnostic providers list
- Updates ASD treatment resources list
- Expands previously conducted ASD services survey to assess service needs and identify
barriers for care across Utah
- Compiles annual report summarizing ASD needs in Utah

See related report at https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/states/addm-utah-fact-sheet.pdf. 

Colin Kingsbury, Program Manager
M - F 8 - 5
Statewide

0 - 18 years of age, children and adolescents with special health care needs in Utah. No fee.

Assists families of children and youth who have special health care needs with coordinated care planning, education and resources, in order for them to make informed decisions. This may include primary and special health care, behavioral health, developmental and educational programs, financial support resources and social services that meet their special needs from infancy through the transition to adulthood.

Services Include:

• Transition to Adulthood website provides age-specific recommendations and community resources for any Utah resident age 12-22 who requests assistance with transition preparation and readiness.
• Technology Loan Service- lends Chromebooks and hotspots to families of children with special health care needs. Available at locations in Blanding, Richfield, Vernal, Moab, Price, Ogden and Salt Lake City.

M-F 8 - 5
Eric Christensen, Program Manager
Care Coordinators

Provided advocacy for the promotion and protection of children's health through fundraising, grantmaking and providing an informed perspective. Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford School of Medicine supports clinical care, research, and education to improve the health of children and expectant mothers, locally and worldwide. Programs include Improving Systems of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs and Elevating the Societal Priority of Children, providing wide-ranging, up-to-date data and research by tracking the status of California's children over time through its website, www.kidsdata.org.