Pediatric hiv program

Purpose

The purpose of the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Pediatric HIV Program is to provide coordinated and family centered care and access to centers of excellence for eligible HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) exposed and infected infants and children.

 Authority

The Pediatric HIV Program is administered by the Children’s Medical Service (CMS) Network. The CMS Program, within the Department of Health, is Florida’s Title V Agency, and serves the State’s children with special health care needs.  Specific authority for the CMS Network is established in Chapter 391, Florida Statutes.

Description

The Pediatric HIV Program serves HIV exposed and infected infants and children through a network of seven medical referral centers* and CMS community based clinics**.  Pediatric HIV Referral Centers are located at the University of Florida in Gainesville and Jacksonville; the University of South Florida in Tampa and St. Petersburg; Orlando Regional Medical Center; the Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Ft. Lauderdale; and the University of Miami.  These Centers provide medical evaluation, long-term medical management and treatment; nursing and social service case management and coordination; patient and parent education; and nutrition counseling. 

CMS nurses and social workers, located in 22 CMS Area Offices around the state, provide care coordination to assist families in obtaining services that are needed for their child’s care.

Eligibility

HIV exposed and infected infants and children under the age of 21 enrolled in the CMS Network are eligible to participate in the CMS Pediatric HIV Program.  To be enrolled in the CMS Network, children must meet the clinical and financial eligibility criteria mandated by Florida Statutes.

Contact Information   

For further information, please visit the Children’s Medical Services website at: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/cms/index.htm

*Pediatric HIV Centers:  UF Gainesville, UF Jacksonville, Hug-Me Orlando, USF St. Petersburg, USF Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale CDTC, and U. of Miami (includes data from Larry Friedman’s Adolescent HIV program).

**CMS Outreach Clinics:  Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee, Daytona Beach, Rockledge, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Ft. Pierce, and West Palm Beach (Naples children seen in Ft. Myers clinic.)

For more information please contact your local CMS office: CMSN Statewide Offices Information Listing CMSN contact list

Pediatric HIV AIDS Program Related Links: Pediatric HIV Referral Center/CMS HIV Clinic Directory University of South Florida's Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease The Howard Phillips for Children & Families University of Florida Health Science Center Rainbow Center for Women, Adolescents, Children and Families