{"id":601,"date":"2025-02-25T17:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dmma\/dhcpapply\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:12:38","slug":"dhcpapply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dmma\/dhcpapply\/","title":{"rendered":"dhcpapply ~  DMMA Medical Assistance Programs: Delaware Healthy Children Program &#8211; How to apply  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n  \n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dmma\/dhcpapply.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware Healthy Children Program &#8211; 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Parents or caregivers can fill out and mail an application form on paper, or complete and submit an\n\n\n  application on the internet. A paper application form may be obtained either by calling the Delaware Healthy Children Program (DHCP) at\n\n\n  <strong>1-800-996-9969<\/strong> or by printing a copy of the DHCP application form. The application form is also available in Spanish\/en\n\n\n  Espa\u00f1ol.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  On the internet, you can find out if your child may be eligible for DHCP medical coverage and complete an online application using\n\n\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/assist.dhss.delaware.gov\">ASSIST<\/a>&#8211; the State of Delaware&#8217;s Application for Social Service Programs.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Proof of family income (full month&#8217;s pay stubs, award letters, or latest tax-return if self-employed), proof of identity and\n\n\n  citizenship or lawful alien status (copy of front &#038; back of alien card or INS paperwork), and proof of pregnancy (if someone in the\n\n\n  household is pregnant) also needs to be mailed in with your application.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Find out more about the Delaware Healthy Children Program on our <a href=\"dhcpfaq.html\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> page. You may also\n\n\n  print the <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/dmma\/pdf\/dhcpflyer.pdf\">DHCP flyer<\/a> or view the flyer contents as a <a href=\"dhcpflyer.html\">web page<\/a>. For any\n\n\n  other questions or for help filling out an application, you can call DHCP at <strong>1-800-996-9969<\/strong> .\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Mail the completed application and supporting documents to:\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  <strong>Delaware Healthy Children Program<\/strong>\u00a0<br>\n\n\n  PO Box 950<br>\n\n\n  New Castle, DE 19720\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  \u00a0\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  <strong>Delaware Healthy Children Program &#8211; Related Links:<\/strong>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <a href=\"dhcp.html\">DHCP Overview<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <a href=\"dhcpbenefits.html\">Benefit Package<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <a href=\"dhcpqualify.html\">Who Qualifies<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>\n\n\n    <a href=\"dhcpfaq.html\">FAQs<\/a><br>\n\n\n    \u00a0\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  \u00a0\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  * Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. 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