A Special Needs CHHA is a Certified Home Health Agency that has been approved by the Department of Health to serve an identified specific targeted population or identified special needs population.
- Populations eligible for services from the Office of Mental Health (OMH) or Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD): The special needs certified home health agency provides services to a population of patients in their homes who would otherwise require care in a facility or program licensed by either OMH or OPWDD.
- Pilot Program Home Health Agencies: Ten such agencies are permitted under regulations to provide services to a particular population group and that group's identified special needs. During the application process, these agencies demonstrated that they were better able than other home health agencies to meet the special needs of the defined population group in the areas of improved continuity of care, access to services, cost effectiveness and efficiency.
| Name | Population Served | Counties Served |
|---|---|---|
| Able Health Care Service Inc | Office for People with Developmental Disabilities | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk |
| Americare Certified Special Services Inc | Office of Mental Health/Office for People with Developmental Disabilities | Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester |
| Datahr Home Health Care, Inc. | Office for People with Developmental Disabilities | Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester |
| Extended Home Care | Office for People with Developmental Disabilities | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk |
| People, Home Health Services-Certified, Inc | Office for People with Developmental Disabilities | Erie, Niagara |
| Shining Star Home Health Care | Individuals at higher risk for hospitalization due to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens |
| St. Mary's Home Care | Medically complex and fragile children, adolescents, disabled young adults, and adults, and their families | Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester |
| Willcare | Office for People with Developmental Disabilities | Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester |