The Complex Medical Help Program (CMH) formerly known as the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps, 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 links families of children with special health care needs to a network of quality providers and helps families obtain payment for the services their children need. Major components of the program include: conducting quality assurance activities to establish standards of care and to determine unmet needs of children with handicaps 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 children with selected diagnoses; and assisting families to access and utilize appropriate sources of payment for services for their child.