Private Duty Nursing for Medically Fragile Children

Family and Caregivers

• Find a Private Duty Nurse (PDN) in Your Area
• Investing in Medically Fragile Children: Information for Stakeholders on New York State´s Initiative
• A Guide to Finding a Nurse
• Information on Medicaid Health Homes care management services for children
• Information for medically fragile children on the Children´s Health and Behavioral Health Medicaid System Transformation, or 1915(c) Children´s Waiver and 1115 Waiver amendments. The Children´s Waiver will restructure the health care delivery system for individuals under 21 that have behavioral health needs and/or complex medical conditions.
  • Department of Health website for 1915(c) Children´s Waiver and 1115 Waiver Amendments
  • Office of Mental Health website for Children´s Health and Behavioral Health System Transformation
• If you have trouble finding a nurse, need more guidance or have any questions about the PDN Directory, please email PDNDirectory@health.ny.gov