The Children's Medical Services (CMS) program provides children with special health care needs with a family centered, managed system of care. Children with special health care needs are those children under age 21 whose serious or chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions require extensive preventive and maintenance care beyond that required by typically healthy children.

CMS provides a comprehensive continuum of medical and supporting services to medically and financially eligible children and high-risk pregnant women. The continuum of care includes prevention and early intervention programs, primary care, medical and therapeutic specialty care and long-term care. Services are provided through an integrated statewide system that includes local, regional, and tertiary care facilities and providers.

CMS is a program of the Florida Department of Health (DOH) and is directed by the Deputy Secretary for CMS. This individual is a physician experienced in providing pediatric medical care with skills in leadership, administration and promotion of children's health care programs. The CMS Program is divided into two divisions, the Division of CMS Network and Related Programs and the Division of Prevention and Intervention.

CMS has many programs that apply to children of all ages: