Office of Children and Youth with Specific Health Care Needs

About OCYSHCN

The Office of Children and Youth with Specific Health Care Needs serves over 240,000 children and youth in Maryland. Learn more about our office by reading our miss​ion and vi​sion below. 

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Pregnant P​erson, Parent, or Caregiver of a Child Who Needs Newborn Screening


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​Parent or Caregiver of a Child or Youth with a Sp​ecific Health Care Need


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Youth with a 

Specif​ic Health Care Need

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Current CYSH​C​N Grantee


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Current or Interested OCYSHCN Advisory Group Member


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Professional with a Focus on Children or Youth with Specific Health Care Needs​






Office of Children and Youth with Specific Health Care Needs​

201 West Preston Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Tel (​410) 767-6730  Fax (410) 333-5047​​