High Risk Infant Follow-Up
Overview
Becoming a CCS-Paneled HRIF Provider
Program Reporting Requirements and Forms
HRIF Program Letters
HRIF Directory Updates
Resources
Contact Us
The California Children's Services (CCS) High Risk Infant Follow-Up (HRIF) program was established to identify infants who might develop CCS-eligible conditions after discharge from a CCS-approved Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). CCS Program standards require that each CCS-approved NICU must have an organized program or a written agreement with another CCS-approved HRIF Program to ensure the follow-up of discharged high risk infants. The HRIF programs are considered outpatient CCS
Special Care Centers (SCC).
The CCS Program’s goal of identifying infants who may develop a CCS-eligible medical condition provides for a number of diagnostic services for children up to three years of age. The following are reimbursable diagnostic services:
- Comprehensive history and physical examination with neurologic assessment;
- Developmental assessment (Bayley Scales of Infant Development [BSID] or an equivalent test);
- Family psychosocial assessment;
- Hearing assessment;
- Ophthalmologic assessment; and
- Coordinator services (including assisting families in accessing identified, needed interventions and facilitating linkages to other agencies and services).
All HRIF services are provided by a multidisciplinary team including, but not limited, to a Medical Director (Pediatrician or Neonatologist), Social Worker, Ophthalmologist, Audiologist, an HRIF Coordinator, and an individual to perform the developmental assessment. All members of the HRIF multidisciplinary team require CCS paneling. Information regarding paneling and the online application can be found at:
Becoming a California Children's Services Provider.
California Children Services (CCS) engages with
the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC), a Quality of Care
Initiative (QCI) service that collects data on the CCS High Risk Infant
Follow-up program clients. CPQCC uses a web-based reporting system
whereby CCS HRIF Programs are responsible for ensuring client data is
collected and submitted using the online HRIF Reporting System.
| 01-0419 | 04-24-19 | Clarification of Hypoglycemia Medical Eligibility Criteria |
| 01-0917 | 10-02-17 | Clarification of Congenital Heart Disease Eligibility Criteria |
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01-1016 | 10-21-16 | High Risk Infant Follow-Up (HRIF) Program Letter Note: HRIF Program Letter 01-1016 supersedes HRIF Program Letter 01-1113 |
02-0606 | 06-27-06 | CCS HRIF Special Care Center Directory Form |
Staffing changes and annual directory updates can be made on the
CCS Special Care Center Directory Update Sheet (DHCS 4507). This form must be sent to the CCS Facility Review at: CCSFacilityReview@dhcs.ca.gov.
HRIF Special Care Center numbers can be obtained at:
For questions about the HRIF Program, please contact us at the following email address: HRIF@dhcs.ca.gov.
