Complex Medical Help

The Complex Medical Help Program (CMH), formerly called Children with Medical Handicaps(BCMH), is a health care program in the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

Information for Families

The Complex Medical Help Program (CMH) provides assistance to individuals with special health care needs and their families who meet the medical and financial eligibility criteria. Assistance is provided to individuals under the age of 25 who have special health care needs and are residents of the State of Ohio.

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CMH Program is now officially known as the as the Complex Medical Help program!  There are no changes to the program, aside from the name itself.

The Ohio Department of Health Complex Medical Help (CMH) Program, in partnership with the DataOhio Portal, is empowering patients to find CMH medical providers by location and specialty, through our new, interactive Complex Medical Help Provider Directory, which is automatically refreshed daily. 


The Complex Medical Help Program (CMH) is a health care program in the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). CMH links individuals with special health care needs to a network of quality providers and helps individuals and their families obtain payment for needed services.

CMH's mission is to assure, through the development and support of high quality, coordinated systems, that individuals with special health care needs and their families obtain comprehensive care and services that are family-centered, community- based and culturally sensitive.

CMH is a state-administered program that operates within ODH. CMH receives funding for services from the federal Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, state general revenue funds, county tax funds, third-party reimbursements and donations. CMH promotes early identification of individuals with special health care needs and treatment by appropriate health care providers.

Major components of the program include: conducting quality assurance activities to establish standards of care and to determine unmet needs of individuals with special health care needs and their families; funding services for the diagnosis and treatment of medically eligible conditions; collaborating with public health nurses and local health departments to assist in increasing access to care; supporting service coordination for individuals with selected diagnoses; and assisting individuals and their families to access and utilize appropriate sources of payment for services.

  • To find an approved CMH provider, call 800-755-4769.

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    Mailing Address

    Ohio Department of Health
    CMH - Complex Medical Help Program
    246 North High Street
    P.O. Box 1603
    Columbus, OH 43216-1603

    Phone: (614) 466-1700 

    Claims Questions: (614) 644-2720
    Parents Only: (800) 755-4769
    Fax: (614) 728-3616
    Email: BCMH@odh.ohio.gov

    Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT