Make Sure Your Child Has Healthcare
Making sure your child has healthcare coverage helps protect both you and your child.
Apply for Medi-Cal
Contact the San Mateo County Human Services Agency (HSA)
Phone: 1-800-223-8383
Fax: 1-650-654-8885
In-person: Find an HSA office near you
Online: Apply now
If you are already an HPSM member, make sure you give the HSA your Medi-Cal Client Index Number (CIN), which can be found on your HPSM ID card. If you lose your HPSM ID card, request a new one.
Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens
All the care your child needs at no cost to you
Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens provides services at no cost to HPSM members. Covered services that help keep your child healthy from birth to age 21 include:
- Check-ups (also known as well visits)
- Dental visits, including an exam to see if your child needs braces
- Vaccines and health screenings
- Treatments for physical and mental health problems
The brochures below aim to improve members’ understanding of how Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens works, what it covers, and its role in preventive care screening, diagnosis and treatment:
- The child brochure is for children up to age 12
- The teen brochure is for ages 12-21
- This letter called Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens: Your Medi-Cal Rights explains what members' options are if medically necessary care is denied, delayed, reduced or stopped
Looking for health tips for children ages 13 to 21? Check out our Teen Health Tips pages.
Well-visits are vital!
Take your child in for a well-visit even if they are healthy
- Give you an opportunity to ask questions about your child and address any health concerns you may have.
- Track your child’s growth, including weight and height.
- Track your child’s development. This includes asking questions about how your child plays, learns, speaks, acts, moves and responds to other people and things.
- Give needed screenings based on your child’s age. This can include checking your child’s hearing, vision and/or if they have been exposed to lead or tuberculosis (an infection of the lungs).
- Examine your child’s body.
- Inform you about any health concerns they have and make a plan with you to address them.
- Give vaccines your child is due for.
- Share tips to help your child stay healthy. This includes talking with you about healthy eating, exercise, safety and mental health.
- See how you are doing and offer to connect you to resources for parents and families.
- Refer your child to specialists if needed.
- Write down a list of questions or concerns you have about your child’s health and bring them to your visit. Some important questions to ask are:
- What screenings or tests does my child need?
- Is my child up to date on their vaccines?
- What skills or developmental milestones should my child reach next?
- Is my child’s weight and growth appropriate for their age?
- How much screen-time is okay for my child?
- I noticed my child often does _____: is this typical for their age?
- I have seen these changes in my child’s mood: should I be concerned?
- I noticed this change on my child’s skin: should I be concerned?
- Bring any information that you think your child’s PCP should be aware of, such as:
- Your child’s vaccination record.
- Any after-visit summaries from recent urgent care, emergency room or hospital visits.
Track your baby's well visits and growth milestones
This one-page table will help you keep track of your baby's well visits and growth milestones for the first three years of their life. It lets you know when your baby is due for their next well visit with their PCP. To get a print copy mailed to you, call the Health Promotion Unit at 650-616-2165.
Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens
All the care your child needs at no cost
Medi-Cal for Kids & Teens provides no cost services to keep your child healthy from birth to age 21. These services include check-ups, shots and health screenings. Also included are treatments for physical, mental and dental health problems.