Service Name: MEDI-CAL

Organization Name: KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

• Description: Covid-19 update (10/22/20): offices are closed to the general public. Most services available by phone or online. In-person services are for persons experiencing homelessness only (Mon-Fri: 7:30am-1pm).
  
  Provides health care services for low-income persons of Kern County. Including families with children, adults, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, and pregnant women. Also provides health care coverage for chronic diseases such as tuberculosis, cancer, and HIV/AIDS.
  
  Medi-Cal helps cover:
  - Hospitalization
  - Prescription drugs
  - Laboratory services
  - Dental care (Denti-Cal)
  - Prenatal and perinatal care
  - Ambulatory patient services
  - Pediatric services (including oral and vision care)
  - Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices
  - Behavioral health and substance use disorder services
  - Offers eligible members Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
  - Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management
  
  
  • Website: https://www.kcdhs.org/
  • Phone(s): (661) 631-6807
  • Hours: Mon 8am - 5pm; Tue 8am - 5pm; Wed 8am - 5pm; Thu 8am - 5pm; Fri 8am - 5pm;
  • Eligibility: - Must be Kern County resident
    - Adults (age 21 to 64) who meet income eligibility requirement
    - Children from birth up to the age of 21
    - Blind or disabled adults of any age
    - Undocumented children (age 18 and younger)
    
    Persons automatically eligible:
    - CalFresh and CalWork's recipients
    - Former foster youth up to the age of 26 (regardless of income)
    - Supplemental Security Income / State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) recipients
    
  • Requirements: For coverage outside of emergency care, applicants must provide: - Photo ID - Social security number of all applicants - Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal residency - Proof of income (W2 or recent pay stubs)
  • Areas Served:
    • Kern United States
  • Categories:
    • Medicaid