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  1. Are you pregnant?
  2. Have you had a hysterectomy or a tubal ligation?
  3. Do you wish to receive family planning services to delay pregnancy?

If you have answered no to questions 1 through 3,

√  You may be eligible for extended Family Planning Benefits through the Family Planning Medicaid
     program.  This program will provide you with special Medicaid benefits.  Under this program,
     Medicaid will pay for:

  • Physical exams including a pap smear
  • Birth control supplies such as pills, depo, condoms, and diaphragms
  • Pregnancy tests and limited treatment for sexually transmitted diseases

√  If determined eligible, you can receive these family planning services from any Medicaid provider,
    such as a birthing center, certified nurse midwife, county health department, doctor, family planning
    center, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or rural or federal health clinic.

If you have any questions or concerns about our program, please contact Karen K. Edwards at
850-526-2412 extension 135.

If you feel that you are eligible for this program you may click the link below and print the application.
Fill it out and mail to:

Karen K. Edwards
Social Service Division
Jackson County Health Department
P. O. Box 310
Marianna, Florida  32447

 

click here → Family Planning Medicaid Application (139.00kb word doc.)